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Posts showing its fighters handing out aid to civilians were shared by some users, while the paramilitary's media office shared several clips purporting to show the humane treatment of army prisoners of war.

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She wrote that the park had "thoroughly investigated options" for the remaining lions, but said that relocation was not a "viable or humane option" because of the age of the animals and their "complex needs".

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Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” offers a more humane — and funnier — look at ugly things people can do when desperate.

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Catholic dioceses, asset managers and individual investors have widely relied on the advisers for decades, yet time and again both have failed to oppose immoral proposals and support ethical and humane votes.

Putting part of the company’s revenue into a humane institution, he says, “makes us stand out in doing the right thing and it ultimately pays dividends to everybody.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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