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      <description>Scott Allen Thompson, 56, of Hawks, was arraigned Aug. 2 following an animal cruelty investigation. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said it found ten dead animals on his property and numerous others starving, without water and living in "poor conditions."</description>
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      <description>A new ballot initiative wants to create a registry of convicted animal abusers.</description>
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