/ Source: The Associated Press
The House has passed a bill aimed at clamping down on animal fighting.
Among other steps, the measure makes it a felony to take animals across state lines for fighting. It was passed on a vote of 368-to-39, and appears focused mainly on cockfighting.
Today's debate featured none of the contentious debate that marred a Judiciary Committee hearing last month. Some anti-abortion lawmakers argued that the bill put the lives of chickens above unborn babies.
The Senate could vote on its own version as early as this week.
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