Don't mess with the one-eyed dog
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Supporters of Henry's Law demonstrated at noon by the Capitol Reflecting Pool to keep pressure on the Legislature to pass a animal protection law with "teeth."
Henry's "mom" Rhonda Kamper, says Sen. Alan Christensen's animal protection bill offends animal rights advocates for several reasons, including that it would not slap animal abusers with a felony until their second offense.
"What if it's not an animal the second time?" Kamper says. "What if it's a child? Or a woman? Or a senior citizen? There's a correlation — people who abuse humans begin with abusing animals."
She says if Sen. Gene Davis' bill (Henry's Law) is smothered in committee as Davis fears, she will fight to kill Christensen's bill, that she sees as worthless.
Henry's Law supporters have been canvassing Christensen's district on Saturdays, she says.
"He's got an election in November," Kamper says. "We'll be back."
Supporters of Henry's Law demonstrated at noon by the Capitol Reflecting Pool to keep pressure on the Legislature to pass a animal protection law with "teeth."
Henry's "mom" Rhonda Kamper, says Sen. Alan Christensen's animal protection bill offends animal rights advocates for several reasons, including that it would not slap animal abusers with a felony until their second offense.
"What if it's not an animal the second time?" Kamper says. "What if it's a child? Or a woman? Or a senior citizen? There's a correlation — people who abuse humans begin with abusing animals."
She says if Sen. Gene Davis' bill (Henry's Law) is smothered in committee as Davis fears, she will fight to kill Christensen's bill, that she sees as worthless.
Henry's Law supporters have been canvassing Christensen's district on Saturdays, she says.
"He's got an election in November," Kamper says. "We'll be back."
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