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by Anne Sutton
The Associated Press
Friday, March 20, 2009
JUNEAU, Alaska -- A bill that makes it a criminal offense to have sex with an animal has passed its first committee.
The measure, which would make Alaska the 36th state to outlaw bestiality, was heard in the House Judiciary Committee Friday.
It would expand Alaska's existing animal cruelty laws to include sexual conduct, making the offense a class A misdemeanor.
The bill has the support of the Alaska Peace Officers Association, the Department of Corrections and the Humane Society.
Veterinarian Rachel Dzuiba says the bill not only protects animals but children and other vulnerable people as well.
She says research shows a strong correlation between animal abuse and violence against humans.
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