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Full House, Senate Committee Pass Raccoon Trapping Bill

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(APN) ATLANTA — The full Georgia House and a Georgia Senate committee have passed a bill that would make raccoon trapping legal in most north Georgia counties.   The full House passed the bill on February 20, 2015, in a vote of 144 to 18.  Several Democrats and a few Republicans opposed the measure.   The Senate Natural Resources and […]

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Protests at Aquarium Pride Party as Beluga Whale Permit Sought

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(APN) ATLANTA — On Friday, October 11, 2013 animal rights activists held another protest outside the Georgia Aquarium to express outrage at Atlanta Pride, Atlanta’s gay pride festival, holding their annual kick-off party once again at the Aquarium.   Meanwhile, activists are fighting in the courts to prevent eighteen beluga whales from becoming the next victims or casualties of the […]

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