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Why Same Sex Marriage Is Wrong......

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Definition of marriage: 1. The formal union of a man and a woman, typically recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife. 2. The state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law. But in the so called 'developed' western countries, marriage is also defined as: the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage (same sex marriage). Meaning, a man and man or a woman and a woman can get 'married' and have a 'family'. Here are 10 reasons why this is wrong:

Organized crime linked to illicit trade in great apes

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Almost 3,000 live great apes are stolen annually from the forests of Africa and South-east Asia in an illicit trade increasingly linked to organized crime and trans-boundary networks that move the animals in the same ways as drugs, arms and laundered money, according to a new United Nations report released today.  “Stolen Apes: The Illicit Trade in Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Bonobos and Orangutans,” produced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) through the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP), estimates that at least 22,218 great apes have been lost from the wild since 2005 – either sold, killed during the hunt, or dying in captivity – with chimpanzees comprising 64 per cent of that number. “The current scale outlined in this report underlines how important it is that the international community and the organizations responsible for conserving endangered species remain vigilant, keeping a step ahead of those seeking to profit from such illegal activities,” UNEP Executive Direct