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F.B.I. Burns Methamphetamine Near Animal Shelter, Sickening Workers and Pets

More than 70 cats and dogs were evacuated and 14 workers at an animal shelter in Montana were treated for smoke inhalation from incinerated methamphetamine.

© Matthew Brown/Associated Press

Outside the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter in Billings, Mont., on Friday. Shelter staff members and animals were exposed to smoke from methamphetamine that the F.B.I. was burning in an incinerator.
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Animal Activists Target Farmers in Sonoma, Known as ‘America’s Provence’

A new generation of activists has used extreme tactics and viral video to challenge farmers in Sonoma County, a region known for some of the industry’s most humane practices.

© Rachel Bujalski for The New York Times

A protest organized by the group Direct Action Everywhere outside a Trader Joe’s in Berkeley, Calif., in August.
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