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CA SPCA Ordered To Stop Using Security Robot To Deter Homeless
The local chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was told to stop using a robot to deter homeless people.

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The local chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was told to stop using a robot to deter homeless people.

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