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Michael Gonzalez said his office contacted a local humane society and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to report the creature.

“We work in an adversarial system, but I am committed to working constructively to drive reforms that are necessary for a more equitable and humane criminal legal system.”

While there’s underlying support for a more fair, humane criminal justice system, it would be irresponsible to ignore the message voters sent in this election: Californians are concerned about public safety.

But she would do so in a measured, humane way, unlike the mass deportations and deliberate cruelty her opponent has promised.

Exercising conscience in the most humane sense isn’t about feeling personal virtue.