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Did an Oklahoma legislator introduce a bill to have animal control remove furries from schools?

By Sue Bin Park
YES

Ahead of the 2024 Oklahoma State Legislature regular session, State Representative Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, filed House Bill 3084. The bill blocks Oklahoma students who behave like animals from participating in school. The filed legislation also states that if a parent or guardian does not pick up these students, animal control will be called to remove them.

Humphreys said he was making a sarcastic point with the bill and is happy to replace the phrase animal control with mental health professionals, according to Rolling Stone. Humphrey has a reputation for introducing strongly worded bills, having also proposed designating convicted Hispanic gang members as terrorists and requiring pregnant women, whom Humphrey referred to as hosts, to obtain the consent of the father to have an abortion.

The term furry refers to individuals with an interest in anthropomorphic animals, often expressed through art, costume, and fandom.

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