Hundreds protest for and against Prop B repeal

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Intro:	About 200 protesters rallied in support of Prop B outside the Missouri governor's mansion Wednesday.
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Description: Keep your paws off our laws! Keep your paws off our laws!

That's what Prop B supporters chanted as they marched in protest outside the governor's mansion.

They're angry that Gov. Jay Nixon would even consider signing a bill doing away with dog breeding restrictions.

Dane Waters of the U.S. Humane Society says Nixon needs to remember the way 1 million Missourians voted last year.

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Description: We believe that the will of the voter should be supported and should be respected.The voters said what they wanted. They want Prop B.

The protest comes after the governor backed a compromise lifting many of Prop B's restrictions.

Down the street, dog breeders rallied in front of the Capitol in support of the compromise.

From the state Capitol, I'm Danielle McCarthy.

Intro:	Hundreds of dog breeders rallied outside Missouri's Capitol on Wednesday supporting a compromise to lift dog breeding restrictions.
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Description: Sign our bill! Sign our Bill!

That's the sound of those protesters on the Capitol steps.

The bill they're chanting about would eliminate many of Proposition B's restrictions.

Rural northeast Missouri Republican Brian Munzlinger says outsiders are trying to mess with Missourians' way of life.

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Description: They mislead the populists with their pictures of those abused puppies and those kittens. This is a very anti-agriculture organization.

The rally comes after Gov. Jay Nixon backed a compromise lifting many of Prop B's restrictions.

A crowd about half the size rallied outside the governor's mansion against Nixon's deal.

From the state Capitol, I'm Danielle McCarthy.

Intro:	Missouri's governor says he's brokered a compromise on dog breeding restrictions, but dog lovers aren't happy with the governor's deal.
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Description: Count my vote! Count my vote!

That's what Prop B supporters chanted as they rallied outside the governor's mansion.

They're against rolling back many of the dog breeding restrictions a million voters approved last year.

Down the street, at a separate rally...

State Agriculture Department Director Jon Hagler says Prop B would mean big losses for Missouri's agriculture industry.

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Description: Governor Nixon and I have traveled every corner of this state. He understands agriculture. And he knows when agriculture does well, Missouri does well.

Nixon's compromise would lift many of Prop B's restrictions.

From the state Capitol, I'm Danielle McCarthy.