A social media post shared a headline that says climate activists vowed to “slaughter millions of dogs” to mitigate climate change. That is Pants on Fire!
at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of the CNN-cited PLoS One study, called the Instagram post’s claim"ridiculous."Sharyn Stein, communications director at the Environmental Defense Fund, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, toldA spokesperson for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals also told the AP that"the nonprofit had heard of no environmental initiatives that would result in pets being eliminated.
The headline originated on a site known for publishing false information. The article associated with the headline cites CNN, which did not refer to slaughtering dogs.
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