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Did you hear the story about the asian vultures becoming extinct?  I heard it on NPR several weeks ago.  Apparently there is a drug being given to cows so they don’t feel any pain when they die.  The vultures feed on the carrion and whammo, it ain’t good for them.  The following story talks about diclofenac, an anti-imflammatory used on livestock.  Here’s the link  

Having to click to several pages instead of scrolling down the story is a little annoying, but the story is interesting.

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