Q: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
Too, too often, man has not been a good neighbor to animals. Whether we talk about clubbing baby seals to death for their beautiful pelts, or butchering elephants with hacksaws for their ivory, or trapping animals in steel-jaw leghold traps where the pain is so excruciating they have been known to chew off a leg to escape, we stand guard for all animals.
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Too often man is animals' foe. He may club seals for their pelts, butcher elephants for their ivory, or trap others in cages where only the sacrifice of a limb promises escape. Despite our malice, we are their shields.