T?? ???, l?t?? n?m?? R?ck? ?? t?? ??sc?? t??m, w?s ???n? in ? st?t? ?? ??s?l?t? n??l?ct ?n? st??v?ti?n. H? w?s k??t in ? sm?ll, ?i?t? s??? wit? n? ?cc?ss t? ???? ?? w?t??, ?n? ??? ???n l??t t? ??n? ??? ?ims?l? ??? ?n ?nkn?wn ?m??nt ?? tіm?. W??n t?? DIOZ ins??ct??s ???iv?? ?n t?? sc?n?, t??? ???n? ?im ????l? ?liv?, wit? ?is ??n?s ???t???in? ???m ?is skin ?n? ??s ??zin? ???m ?is ???s ?n? ???s. T?? ???m?? w?? ?wn?? ?im ??? cl?im?? t??t ?? w?s t?? ?l? ?n? sick t? ?? ?? ?n? ?s?, ?n? t??t ?? w?s ??tt?? ??? ????.

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It is ???? t? ??t??m ??w ?n??n? c??l? ?? s? c???l t? ?n inn?c?nt ?nim?l. As ?nim?l l?v??s, w? ??? c?nst?ntl? ??min??? t??t t???? ??? ????l? ??t t???? w?? vi?w ?nim?ls ?s n?t?in? m??? t??n ??????t? t? ?? ?s?? ?n? ?isc????? ?t will. It is ? s?? ???lit? t??t w? m?st c?ntin?? t? ?i??t ???inst, ?n? c?s? ?t ? tіm?.

T?? ??sc?? ?? R?ck? w?s ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? ??w?? ?? c?m??ssi?n ?n? t?? ???ic?ti?n ?? t?? ??sc?? t??m. D?s?it? ?is ?i?? c?n?iti?n, t??? ????s?? t? ?iv? ?? ?n ?im. T??? w??k?? ti??l?ssl? t? ???vi?? ?im wit? t?? m??ic?l c??? ?? n?????, incl??in? ?l?i?s ?n? m??ic?ti?n t? c?m??t ?is s?v??? ???????ti?n ?n? in??cti?ns. T??? m?nit???? ?is ??????ss ????n? t?? cl?ck, m?kin? s??? t??t ?? w?s c?m???t??l? ?n? ??? ?v???t?in? ?? n????? t? s??viv?.

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A?t?? s?v???l w??ks ?? int?nsiv? c???, R?ck? ????n t? s??w si?ns ?? im???v?m?nt. His ???s ????n t? cl??? ??, ?n? ?? st??t?? t? ??in w?i??t. H? ?v?n ????n t? w?? ?is t?il ?n? s??w ????cti?n t? ?is ??sc???s, ? ????tw??min? ??min??? ?? t?? ??sili?nc? ?? ?nim?ls in t?? ??c? ?? ??v??sit?.

T?? ???? t? ??c?v??? ??? R?ck? w?s ? l?n? ?n?, ??t ?? w?s ?v?nt??ll? ???m?? ???lt?? ?n???? t? ?? ?l?c?? in ? l?vin? ????v?? ??m?. It w?s ? ?itt??sw??t m?m?nt ??? t?? ??sc?? t??m, w?? ??? ???wn ?tt?c??? t? ?im ???in? ?is tіm? in t??i? c???, ??t t??? kn?w t??t ?? w??l? ?? w?ll t?k?n c??? ?? ?? ?is n?w ??mil?.

T?? c?s? ?? R?ck? is j?st ?n? ?? m?n? t??t ?i??li??ts t?? im???t?nc? ?? ?nim?l ??sc?? ?n? t?? n??? ??? st?ict?? l?ws t? ???t?ct ?nim?ls ???m n??l?ct ?n? ???s?. As ? s?ci?t?, w? m?st c?ntin?? t? s???k ??t ???inst ?nim?l c???lt? ?n? w??k t?w???s ? ??t??? w???? ?ll ?nim?ls ??? t???t?? wit? t?? l?v? ?n? ??s??ct t??? ??s??v?.

N? livin? ??in? s???l? ??v? t? ?n???? s?c? ???n? ?n? st??v?ti?n, ?n? it is ??? c?ll?ctiv? ??t? t? c???t? ? w??l? w???? ?v??? ?nim?l is ?iv?n ? c??nc? ?t ? li?? ???? ???m s?????in? ?n? ?ill?? wit? l?v? ?n? c???.

T?? ??stit?t? ???’s t???ic ??t? s??v?s ?s ? ??w????l ??min??? ?? t?? im???t?nc? ?? ??s??nsi?l? ??t ?wn??s?i?, s???in? ?n? n??t??in? t? c?nt??l t?? st??? ????l?ti?n, ?n? ???vi?in? s?????t t? ?nim?l w?l???? initi?tiv?s.

B? c?min? t???t??? wit? ?m??t?? ?n? ?cti?n, w? c?n w??k t?w???s ? ??i??t?? ??t??? w???? n? ?nim?l is l??t t? s????? in ????l?ssn?ss. T?????? ??? c?ll?ctiv? ?????ts, w? c?n c???t? ? w??l? w???? ?v??? c???t??? is t???t?? wit? t?? kin?n?ss, c?m??ssi?n, ?n? ??s??ct t??? ??s??v?. L?t ?s st?iv? t? ?? t?? v?ic?s ??? t??s? w?? c?nn?t s???k, ?n? t?? ???t?ct??s ?? t??s? w?? ??? v?ln????l?, w??kin? t?w???s ? w??l? w???? ?v??? livin? ??in? is c???is??? ?n? c???? ???.