poisoning suspected in ray deaths at Calgary zoo


	poisoning suspected in ray deaths at Calgary zoo

silvanaraihane

5-14-2008 5:04 PM

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silvanaraihane says:

why would anyone want to poison 'fish'!

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5-14-2008 6:36 PM

tanyamm

People who are lower than animals do things like that because they think they are so smart and funny and, they have absolutely no respect for life.

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