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Group Sues To Stop Rock Creek Park Deer Killing

Group Sues To Stop Rock Creek Park Deer Killing
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Animal Welfare Editor, The Huffington Post

WASHINGTON - Animal rights advocates are asking a federal judge in Washington to block the National Park Service from killing white-tailed deer in Rock Creek Park. The complaint filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia contends the plan violates a law requiring the park service to preserve wildlife in its natural condition as nearly as possible.

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