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https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/furries-school-bill-animal-control-1234948434/
Students Dressed as Furries Could be Collected by Animal Control if New Oklahoma Bill Passes
Oklahoma Rep. Justin Humphrey says his bill is a bit sarcastic, but he's "making a point"
BY
BRENNA EHRLICH
JANUARY 17, 2024
Furries enjoying their lives. AGNES BUN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
IF ONE OKLAHOMA representative gets his way, children who act like dogs and cats during school hours could be punished by — animal control. Yes, parents might soon have to collect their erstwhile kids from the pound — if Rep. Justin Humphrey’s bill makes it to the finish line as it stands today. That is, of course, if kids acting like animals at school is really
that widespread a problem, which is up for debate.
Humphrey’s
bill, which was filed Wednesday, seeks to put in place a law whereby “students who purport to be an imaginary animal or animal species, or who engage in anthropomorphic behavior commonly known as
furries at school shall not be allowed to participate in school. … The parent or guardian of a student in violation of this section shall pick up the student from school, or animal control services shall be contacted to remove the student.”
Humphrey tells
Rolling Stone he was inspired to write the bill after hearing several reports of students disrupting school while engaging in animal-like behavior. He cites two such alleged incidents in which a grandchild of a friend took to crawling down the hallway while wearing a leash, and another where a student distracted classmates by meowing like a cat. He seemed most concerned, however, with the idea of students requesting litter boxes in the classroom, a favored talking point among
right-wing politicians that has been
debunked. Similar bills have been introduced in the past as well, but none have included the “animal control” language.