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PRESS RELEASE
RELEASE DATE: Immediately (February 2, 2007)
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Gene Baierschmidt
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SB 190, "HENRY’S LAW," PASSES IN SENATE COMMITTEE

Today the Utah Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee passed SB 190, a bill which would make the deliberate torture of an animal a third-degree felony, by a vote of 4 to 3. An important element at the hearing was the presence of Henry, the dog who had been put into a hot oven last year and who became the "poster boy" for proponents of the bill.

Gene Baierschmidt, Executive Director of the Humane Society of Utah, was present when the bill passed, and said, "We are extremely gratified by the Committee’s decision. Because animal torture usually has serious ramifications for people as well, we believe that this is a bill that will benefit all society."

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