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The Utah Legislature is one step closer to allowing pets to be included in personal protective orders after the House approved HB175 by a 69-2 vote on Friday.
Utah Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City, is sponsoring a bill that would let domestic violence abuse victims include pets in a personal protective order. The bill seeks to help prevent domestic abusers from using pets as a means of control.
One woman said her former partner bought a puppy to distract her from his alcoholism and later began threatening to mistreat the dog when she tried to get away from him.