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We know at least one organization that won't be endorsing the likes of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney or Democratic candidate Barack Obama: The ASPCA. Now granted, both candidates claim to be animal lovers. They also claim they won't raise taxes. So we can only believe what we are told. But the two have had a rather illustrious past involving Fido, or in the case of former Massachusetts Mitt Romney: Seamus, an Irish Setter, for whom he admits tying to the top of his family's station wagon and driving cross country. This, by the way, is a violation of Massachusetts state law. From Time Magazine:
On the bright side, at least Seamus didn't end up as part of the Romney family picnic platter.
When Obama was young, he lived in Indonesia and among the delicacies he sampled: Filet Muttnon, Fluffy Rice Cakes, German Shepard's Pie and Lassie-agna. In Obama's defense, he was young and probably told it was "chicken". He also sampled snake and grasshoppers. Obama did have a pet ape named Tata, for whom he did not eat.... at least we hope not.
If dogs could vote:
We suspect they'd be
electing either
Hillary Clinton or
John McCain. Payton O'Brien, Gambling911.com Senior Editor POBrien@CostiganMedia.com Originally published February 7, 2008 12:16 pm EST
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Obama,
Romney: No
Endorsement From The
ASPCA
Massachusetts's
animal cruelty laws
specifically
prohibit anyone from
carrying an animal
"in or upon a
vehicle, or
otherwise, in an
unnecessarily cruel
or inhuman manner or
in a way and manner
which might endanger
the animal carried
thereon." An officer
for the
Massachusetts
Society for the
Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals
responded to a
description of the
situation saying
"it's definitely
something I'd want
to check out." The
officer, Nadia
Branca, declined to
give a definitive
opinion on whether
Romney broke the law
but did note that
it's against state
law to have a dog in
an open bed of a
pick-up truck, and
"if the dog was
being carried in a
way that endangers
it, that would be
illegal." And while
it appears that the
statute of
limitations has
probably passed,
Stacey Wolf,
attorney and
legislative director
for the ASPCA, said
"even if it turns
out to not be
against the law at
the time, in the
district, we'd hope
that people would
use common
sense...Any manner
of transporting a
dog that places the
animal in serious
danger is something
that we'd think is
inappropriate...I
can't speak to the
accuracy of the
case, but it raises
concerns about the
judgment used in
this particular
situation."
Enter
Barack Obama.