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Finch Fighting: A New Breed of Animal Cruelty

By Paul WachterFeb 22nd 2010 – 2:30PM
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(Feb. 22) -- America's more-unsavory pastimes have long included underground cockfighting and dogfighting scenes, but now reports point toward a new animal-cruelty trend: finch fighting. Last week, Massachusetts authorities seized more than 20 of the birds -- 6-inch "little bursts of yellow" as described by The Boston...

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