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Article: KEY HOUSE COMMITTEE CONVENES HEARING ON REP. GREEN BILL TO CRACK DOWN ON ANIMAL FIGHTING

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May 18, 2006
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Rep. Mark Green, R-Wis. (8th CD), issued the following press release:

Legislation authored by Rep. Mark Green (R-Green Bay) to help crack down on illegal animal fighting took center stage at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday. Green said the hearing marked a significant step forward for his "Animal Fighting Prohibition Act," which would create felony-level penalties for criminals who transport animals or cockfighting paraphernalia across state lines.

"Deliberately training two animals to kill each other is sadistic and wrong," Green said. "Unfortunately, our laws on the books to punish individuals who promote dogfighting and cockfighting are hopelessly weak, leaving these ...

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