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The prairie dog slaughter in Nucla, Colo., is a tribute to the barbarity of our race.

Shooting small, defenseless animals from behind a bush several hundred feet away with a high-powered, telescoped rifle and exploding bullets can hardly be called sport. Killing without reason I call murder, and I am sickened by it.