{"id":319,"date":"2010-03-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2010\/03\/animal-rights.html"},"modified":"2010-03-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-04T00:00:00","slug":"animal-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2010\/03\/animal-rights.html","title":{"rendered":"Animal Rights?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The tragic story of the Sea World trainer that recently died has surprised many people. While it is not uncommon to hear of animal attacks, it is even more surprising when the victim is an animal trainer. What should happen to the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/go\/thread\/view\/59723\/22493133\/What_should_be_done_with_Tilikum_the_Killer_Whale\">killer whale that recently attacked<\/a> the woman? Do you believe in animal rights? What kind of rights do you think animals should be granted? 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