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Article: ANIMAL FIGHTING BILL VOTE LOOMS SENSENBRENNER SAYS IT WASTES RESOURCES.(FRONT)

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March 31, 2007
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Byline: Leah Nylen The Capital Times/Medill News Service

WASHINGTON -- Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Menomonee Falls, says doesn't have anything against animals, he just doesn't think a law on animal fighting is a good use of federal resources.

The Animal Fighting Prohibition Act, designed to curb the growing prevalence of dog fighting and cockfighting, makes animal fighting a federal felony, punishable by up to three years in prison. Animal fighting is a misdemeanor under federal law. The bill passed the House on Monday, 368-39 but faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

One of those dissenting votes was from Sensenbrenner. Sensenbrenner's ...

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