Banning barnyard homicide
Farm animals finally will have the full protection of the law, thanks to Rep. Rhonda Rudd Menlove and Sen. Ralph Okerlund,Though injuring or killing livestock is already illegal under other criminal statutes, such as property damage, vandalism or animal cruelty, ranchers and farmers wanted a specific law against murdering their cattle, pigs, sheep and horses. And, yes, that includes chickens.
Don't celebrate yet, PETA — butchers and vets are excluded from the statute.
1 Comments:
doesn't homicide suggest killing homo (spapiens)? wouldn't bovocide, equuocide, etc. be more correct?
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