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New York bans grisly electrocution of animals for fur

The fox is yanked from among the rows ofcramped, filthy cages where it has spent its short life. Metal rodsare attached in two locations and a battery turned on,electrocuting the animal for its fashionable fur.

And it doesn't always work the first time.

The gruesome practice, called anal and genital electrocution,was caught at a rogue fur farm by an animal rights advocate'sundercover...

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