{"id":84603,"date":"2026-10-11T22:06:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T02:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=84603"},"modified":"2026-10-11T22:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T02:06:47","slug":"letter-i-didnt-choose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/10\/11\/letter-i-didnt-choose\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter: I didn&#8217;t choose&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <strong>Coalition for Animal Rights and Education in Polk County, Florida<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"907b66\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #907b66;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"636\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/843041948_122129195894850791_3127540151886177920_n-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84605 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/843041948_122129195894850791_3127540151886177920_n-1.webp 526w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/843041948_122129195894850791_3127540151886177920_n-1-248x300.webp 248w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People entrusted with the care of vulnerable beings should be subject to careful scrutiny, and their fitness to hold such responsibility should be regularly assessed. 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