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Senator urges return of animal‑cruelty bill after it was pulled from consideration
Summary
In a personal‑privilege statement Senator Donahue urged colleagues to bring back a pulled animal‑cruelty bill (file 2099), saying it protects companion animals and is unrelated to agricultural livestock. She said delaying the bill "delays protections" and urged passage next week.
Senator Donahue (Lynn) used a point of personal privilege to press colleagues to return Senate File 2099, an animal‑cruelty measure, to the floor. "I'm very disappointed that we don't have the opportunity today to vote on 2099," she said, arguing the bill "does nothing more than protect people's pets, their companions, their protectors, and in many cases, their beloved family members."
Donahue described the measure as narrowly focused on intentional cruelty toward companion animals, not agricultural livestock or farm regulation. She urged the Senate to bring the bill back and pass it, saying that delaying the measure "delays accountability" and "sends the wrong message." No formal motion to reinstate the bill was recorded during the session.
