Francine, One side to the human condition is that man is a destroyer. Until each person comes to respect first of all himself, others, and all of the earth, this type of thing will go on unchecked. My people always said that anyone that hurts an animal will hurt a human being with no more thought. My very good German friend wears a t-shirt that says,"rette die erde",(save the earth). I say,"Bei stimpt (for sure) My German is old and probably dielect but that is how I learned it. Europeans love animals. dave
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