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After Government Cyanide Bomb Poisons Boy, Family Pushes Ban

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Wildlife Services, a federal agency, distributes government cyanide bombs to kill predators at the behest of the livestock industry lobby.

Canyon Mansfield holds the collar of his dog, Kasey, who was killed March 16, 2017, by a M-44 cyanide bomb placed on public land by federal workers to kill coyotes near his home in Pocatello, Idaho. Photo: Jordon Beesley/Idaho State Journal via AP Patches of snow dotted the ground when Canyon Mansfield stepped outside on March 16, 2017. The hill behind the 14-year-old’s home in Pocatello, Idaho, was not particularly large. At the summit, Mansfield would only be 300 yards from his house, and yet, he treasured the visits. With its sweeping mountain view, the hill was Canyon’s refuge. His 3-year-

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