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According to the Netflix documentary, he was living in recent years in France, where he was breeding dogs.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022

Manville said the Seabeck man was breeding them to sell locally.

From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2020

His priority was breeding new crops to tackle the environmental challenges of the future.

From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2019

Passage made no secret he was breeding, which was legal.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2019

By 1856 Charles was breeding his own pigeons—Squire, the other pigeon fanciers nicknamed him, referring to the country gentleman that he was.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman