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Sponsors say animal-rights bills are about people, too

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By Vivian Padilla

Monday, Feb. 24, 2014
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Lawmakers are considering animal-rights bills that cover everything from tougher animal fighting laws to bans on animals as contest prizes. But sponsors say it's about more than animals, citing research that animal abusers can become abusive to people. Cronkite News reporter Vivian Padilla has the story.

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