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The sculpture is always hanging out in Vancouver. But the giant six-pack ring made out of other, recycled plastic rings, that these poor animals are caught in? That’s a special touch an artist added in 2010 (but it’s long since gone). It’s an important reminder of our responsibility to the world—even the parts we don’t…

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