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Committee advances bill replacing 'colt' with gender-neutral 'foal' in animal cruelty law
Summary
A legislative committee held a brief hearing on House Bill 277, which would change the statutory term “colt” to “foal” to extend existing protections to all baby equines; the committee moved the bill by consent.
A legislative committee opened and closed a short hearing on House Bill 277, a housekeeping change to the state’s animal cruelty statutes that would replace the gendered term “colt” with the neutral term “foal,” extending a protection that currently applies only to male foal terminology to all baby equines.
The sponsor told the committee the change corrects “a long time, longstanding injustice” in current law, noting that under…
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