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An agriculture professor from Southwest Missouri is one of many who say Prop B could affect more than just dog breeders. Allison Blood has more from the State capital. |
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Wrap: As it appears on the ballot, Proposition B only refers to dogs, but opponents fear the language of the statute is the problem.
Beth Walker teaches Animal Ethics at Missouri State University in Springfield.
Walker says she's suspicious of the intension of this legislation, because while the ballot only refers to dogs, the legislation defines a pet as any domesticated animal living in or near a person's home.
The primary proponent of this legislation, Missourians for the Proptection of Dogs insist there is no hidden agenda.
From Jefferson City, I'm Allison Blood. KSMU News.
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Proposition B advocates have focused on its benefits for dogs in Missouri, but one Agriculture professor is wondering if there's an agenda behind this legislation. Allison Blood has more from Jefferson City. |
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Wrap: Beth Walker is a professor at Missouri State University in Springfield, where she teaches Animal Ethics.
She says Prop B is not about dogs, but about attempting to hurt animal agriculture.
But Barbara Schmitz of Missourians for the Protection of Dogs says ...
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| Description: "Well it's simply untrue. The ballot measure has a single subject, and that subject is the treatment of dogs at large scale breeding facilities." | |
The full ballot language can be found on the Secretary of State's website.
From Jefferson City, I'm Allison Blood. KSMU News.