Human and animal lives may not necessarily be considered equivalent, but practising Buddhists preach kindness to animals and empathy for their suffering.

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The message is not, of course, just about being kind to animals but about kindness as a way of life.

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Showing Animals Respect and Kindness, or SHARK, has launched camera-carrying aircraft hundreds of times to film pigeon shoots, said Steve Hindi, the organization's president.

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