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For four years, a mallard has nested behind a bush near the front door of Caitlin Deal’s home in a Minneapolis-St. Paul ...

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When people talk to me about municipal animal shelters, it’s usually to complain about what they think these shelters aren’t doing right. But before you decide what city shelters should be doing, it ...