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We are not in the home finding business, although it is certainly true that we do find homes from time to time for the kind of animals people are looking for. our service is to provide a peaceful and painless death to animals who no one wants.
-Ingrid Newkirk
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We Are Not In The Home Finding

Ingrid Newkirk
We are not in the home finding business, although it is certainly true that we do find homes from time to time for the kind of animals people are looking for. our service is to provide a peaceful and painless death to animals who no one wants.
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