To the Editor:
It’s heartening to see that so many people are saddened by the killing of a gorilla at the zoo. Unfortunately, the habitats of gorillas and many other species are being destroyed and their body parts harvested for unnecessary items like ivory and shark fin soup. The list is long and very sad of the shameful ways humans mistreat animals. Hopefully, this current outrage will motivate people to focus on preventing animal cruelty.
Peopleshould petition governments to appropriate money to enforce any anti-cruelty laws already on the books and for…
June 8, 2016
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