Why the Senate is trying to save puppies

Look, I could go on and on about why I'm posting this, that it's about a section of the Senate higher-ed bill that requires Minnesota higher-ed research facilities that use dogs or cats in experiments -- and which plan on destroying them at the end -- to first offer them to an animal rescue organization.

I could talk about the comments that higher-ed committee Chairwoman Terri Bonoff (DFL-Minnetonka) made about the issue on the floor yesterday.

Or I could just show you this:

You can start at the 1:00 mark.

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