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Use Of The Legislative Process In Protecting Animals, Hugh Mcnamee
Use Of The Legislative Process In Protecting Animals, Hugh Mcnamee
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The statements that I shall make in this address are based upon experience gained by me as a lawyer, and as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. That experience was applied to the successful pioneer attempt to enact the Ohio Rodeo Law of which I was the author and the pilot. Ohio is the first state in which a law has been passed to prohibit certain cruelty practices prevalent in rodeos and thus virtually eliminate them as a medium of public entertainment.
The origin of legislation is in some comprehension of a condition that needs correction by law. …