An anti-abortion billboard on U.S. 24 that was replaced with fresh vinyl last April 23 because it had been vandalized earlier this month was graffitied for a second time, two days later.

Red paint with the words, “Dead men don’t rape,” appeared over the billboard’s tagline, “Life begins at conception.”

The advertisement’s main message, “Thanks for life, Mom!” and the sponsoring organization’s name, ProLife Across America, also was defaced with white paint smeared over the lettering.

“This is shocking and deeply disturbing to see our billboard vandalized again and within just a few days,” said Angela Johnson, president of ProLife Across America, the primary sponsor. “Vandalizing our message of hope doesn’t erase it — it proves why it’s needed.”

The first time the billboard was ruined, someone had used black spray paint to write, “Trump is a pedophile war criminal!”

While Lamar Advertising’s general manager in Colorado Springs, Trevin Wecks, said it’s unusual for her Minnesota-based organization to have repeated damage.

“I don’t think we’ve had anything like it,” she said. “These attempts to deface our message do not change our mission — they reinforce it.”

Lamar Advertising told Johnson they probably will move it to a different location to avoid further destruction.

Jake Butler, who’s lived in Colorado Springs for the past year, said he drives every day by the billboard, which has been on the west side near 14th and Cimarron streets.

“I thought it was amazing,” he said. “It made me so happy to see it up.”

When he noticed the most recent vandalism Sunday morning, Butler said he was disgusted and angry. He called ProLife Across America, which is based in Minnesota, and told the organization he would volunteer to help clean it.

“Even if someone has a different view, that was a step too far,” Butler said of the wording.

Johnson said she’s not sure the surface can be cleaned. “We will have to pay out of pocket again for the replacement vinyl.”

Lamar Advertising, which owns the property, doesn’t plan to file a police report, Wecks said. The business also did not contact the police the first go-round.

The damage must be more than $1,000 for police to pursue law enforcement getting involved, Johnson said she was told.

Reformation Church of Elizabeth, a Presbyterian affiliate in Elbert County, raised thousands of dollars from its 250 members to fund local sponsorship, Chad Roach, a deacon, told The Gazette when the first graffitiing occurred.

Church members selected the west side site for several reasons, including its high visibility. The spot receives about 158,000 impressions weekly, the company’s map estimates.

“Our church serves people from Denver to Colorado Springs, and that particular location was available and fit into our budget,” Roach said.

The church also chose the message, to honor mothers for Mother’s Day.

“We want to remind the mothers of Colorado we’re thankful for moms,” Roach said. “It’s possible someone had another agenda in mind, and they chose this billboard. Somehow this billboard stirred something up, and they wanted to spray paint something else all over it.”

The vandalism is “certainly frustrating,” Wecks said, as it “costs us real money and the client real money every time it happens.”

Johnson said her organization, which advertises in the nation’s 46 states that allow billboards, won’t be silenced.

“We will remain committed to ensuring that women know they are not alone and that real help is available for them and their baby.”