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Transcript: GALLEGLY TO INTRODUCE ANIMAL FIGHTING BILL
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- Capitol Hill Press Releases
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- January 3, 2007
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Capitol Hill Press Releases
01-03-2007
For Immediate Release Gallegly to Introduce Animal Fighting Bill Contact:
Tom Pfeifer 202-225-5811 January 3, 2007 WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congressman Elton
Gallegly (R-Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties) will introduce on Thursday,
the first day of the 110th Congress, a bill making violations of federal
animal fighting law a felony punishable by up to two years in prison, make
it a felony to transport an animal across state or international borders
for the purpose of animal fighting, and prohibit the interstate and foreign
commerce in knives and gaffs designed for use in cockfighting. "Animal
fighting is a brutal, inhumane practice," Gallegly said. "Criminals ...