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HENDERSON, Nev. — Barack Obama says he won’t just be a president for the American people but the animals too.
“What about animal rights?” a woman shouted during a town hall meeting outside Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Obama responded that he cares about animal rights very much, “not only because I have a 9-year-old and 6-year-old who want a dog.”
He said he sponsored a bill to prevent horse slaughter in the Illinois state Senate and has been repeatedly endorsed by the Humane Society.
“I think how we treat our animals reflects how we treat each other,” he said. “And it’s very important that we have a president who is mindful of the cruelty that is perpetrated on animals.”
