To make snares, the poachers tear down the wire fences that keep wild animals away from cattle farms.

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The fences in the block will come down and the whole area opened up for a true community.

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One recent story showed how "fence rustlers" are tearing down chain-link fences to sell to receivers of stolen goods.

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Brands can have a target audience, but the fences of the world have been torn down letting the stream of information flow freely.

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They want the ring fences protecting departments and various bits of government spending torn down.

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Thoroughbreds usually die by falling on one of the fences, breaking a limb, and later being put down.

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Porton Down, once so shrouded in secrecy that very few knew what went on within its fences.

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