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GOP Rep. Steve King Defends Dog Fighting
By Scott Keyes on Jul 31, 2012 at 2:50 pm
If you believe that the United States should legalize dogfighting because we allow humans to fight, fear not. Youve got an ally in the United States Congress.
During a tele-townhall late last week, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) fielded a question about his opposition to animal rights and recently introduced legislation that would undermine local standards preventing animal torture. Its wrong to rate animals above human beings, he told the questioner. To make his point, King argued that theres something wrong for society to make it a federal crime to watch animals fight but its not a federal crime to induce somebody to watch people fighting.
Left: Rep. Steve King (R-IA). Right: Dogfighting victim.
Unfortunately, King is a longtime advocate for legalizing dogfighting, cockfighting, and other forms of animal torture. Most recently, he fought legislation that would make it illegal to bring a child to an animal fight. He has also set aside his love for states rights in order to forbid localities from enacting anti-animal torture standards.
more> http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/07/31/615951/steve-king-dogfighting/
Faygo Kid
(21,478 posts)This "man" is normally just a buffoon, but every now and then, he poses a clear and present danger to our nation - and he's a birther, to boot. I'm glad I don't live in a congressional district that would elect such a disgusting vermin.
cali
(114,904 posts)I hope this damages him politically. And it might.
adigal
(7,581 posts)ErikJ
(6,335 posts)by the owner/trainer.