House DOGE leader pushes tougher penalties for assaults on police K9s, horses amid anti-ICE violence
In Los Angeles and other cities – Aaron Bean, which targeted ice officers, including attacks on K9s and mounted units, brought legislation to strengthen penalties for those who damage law enforcement animals and operators.
The news comes after publishing new data showing that immigrant officers of the Ministry of Internal Security are experiencing collectively 690% increase in attacks Against them, such data contain implicit animal officers.
Bean, chairman of Dogge Caucus, R-Fla. “Our police dogs and horses serve on the fronts, protecting both officers and communities,” he told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
“They deserve not only the praise, but the real protection, and the ‘Leo K9 Protection Law’ will give these heroic animals more harsh penalties against those who damage the task line.”
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The draft law, which was declared with a ceremony outside Capitol on Tuesday, applied sentences for up to 15 years – and the K9 Leo Assistant Marion County, who was killed on the task line, was chosen for Florida.
In February, Leo and its operator responded to the battery-pouring report in a house in Silver Springs outside Ocala.
When Leo blamed the armed suspect, he was shot days later and died. The suspect was killed by the return of human officers.
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said, “Leo did exactly what he was educated, and this is fearlessly defending and protecting these MPs -” directly blame by danger. ” Ocala told about his news In that case.
Leo’s operator SGT. Justin Tortora, Participated beans And others say to K9 on Tuesday, “More than a partner – it was a family.”
“By supporting this bill, we can guarantee that federal working K9s get the urgent care they deserve, and help to prevent more processors from experiencing the heart of losing their hearts on the task line.”
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Bean’s bill is expanding the federal regulations that protect the resorting to local, state or federal police animals that help federal agencies. It also directs the Ministry of Transportation to give an exception of a “safe port” to people who rushed the wounded police animals for veterinary care.
During severe anti -ice uprisings in California, at least two suspects were arrested due to attacks on non -human police officers.
Arizona was accused of a few heavy crimes, including a peace officer and an attack on an animal persecution after allegedly attacked a police horse from Oro Valley, in Los Angeles.
According to local reports, Whitson pushed the horse and hit his barrel in June.
California was accused of allegedly withdrawing the reins of police horses after giving an order for the disintegration of police protesters, another man, Iranian Castro, police protesters. Los Angeles’s NBC Partnership.
Debbie Johnson, the founder of K9s United, who supported and defended the police animals, congratulated the bill and called his promotion as “an identifier moment in the struggle for protecting the Federal Study K9s that defend our nation every day”.
“[This] For years, it is the result of non -tireful advocacy and we are proud to carry this task forward. We are very grateful to Congress member Bean because he stands with us to honor and protect the four -legged heroes of our country. ”
