while sheriff joes thugs screw the public all the time according to sheriff joe they never have sex with lambs or any other vertebrate animals. Original Article Arpaio, owner of abused dog support revival of bestiality law By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services March 29, 2006 Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said deputy applicants have been rejected because they have had sex with animals. The sheriff s comments came as he testified Tuesday in favor of legislation to once again make bestiality illegal in Arizona. Arpaio told the House Committee on Counties, Municipalities and Military Affairs this kind of act occurs more than some might think. We even have candidates for our jobs. We rule them out, he said. Why? Because of having sex with animals. Its not as isolated as you may think it is. Lawmakers approved the measure unanimously after hearing from Arpaio and Mary Robertson, who detailed the kidnapping and sexual assault this past week on her 8-pound poodle. She cant speak for herself, said Robertson, who brought along a two-by-twofoot photograph of the dog. So I will definitely be speaking for her. Robertson said Sassy suffered traumatic injuries and may not recover all of her bodily functions. Robertson said Arizona is one of 14 states without laws making sex with animals illegal. The prior law was repealed nearly 30 years ago when legislators revised the state criminal code. Arpaio said he was unaware of the gap until a recent incident involving a Mesa deputy fire chief accused of having sex with a sheep. The sheriff said he decided as a matter of policy to reject applicants who had sex with animals something he said shows up on polygraph tests even though they technically were not breaking the law. SB1160 would make sex with any non-human vertebrate, dead or alive, punishable by up to a year in prison