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We eat animals because they taste good. And if that's O.K., what's wrong with wearing fur? We need as a society to think seriously about our institutionalized animal use.
Gary L. Francione
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Gary L. Francione
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: May 24
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New York
United States
Gary Lawrence Francione
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