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Thank State of Illinois for Preventing the Criminalization of Canines
Target: Jerry Mitchell, Representative; William Haine, SenatorSponsored by: Care2
An innovative law that took effect January 1, 2007 will prevent dogs from being used as weapons.
Gang members, who are often legally prohibited from owning armed weapons, frequently use dogs as weapons to intimidate community members. This novel law was developed as a solution to protect the public from dangerous dogs, while also keeping the best interests of dogs at heart.
Public Act 94-0818 will make it a misdemeanor for a person convicted of a felony to own, possess, have custody of, or reside with an un-neutered dog older than 12 weeks of age, or any dog deemed "vicious" under the Illinois Animal Control Act.
"Dogs are wonderful companions and great protectors in many situations," stated State Representative Jerry Mitchell. "They were never meant to be used as a weapon to protect or defend illegal activities."
Please join the ASPCA in thanking Rep. Jerry Mitchell and Sen. William Haine for sponsoring this extremely important public and animal safety bill.
Gang members, who are often legally prohibited from owning armed weapons, frequently use dogs as weapons to intimidate community members. This novel law was developed as a solution to protect the public from dangerous dogs, while also keeping the best interests of dogs at heart.
Public Act 94-0818 will make it a misdemeanor for a person convicted of a felony to own, possess, have custody of, or reside with an un-neutered dog older than 12 weeks of age, or any dog deemed "vicious" under the Illinois Animal Control Act.
"Dogs are wonderful companions and great protectors in many situations," stated State Representative Jerry Mitchell. "They were never meant to be used as a weapon to protect or defend illegal activities."
Please join the ASPCA in thanking Rep. Jerry Mitchell and Sen. William Haine for sponsoring this extremely important public and animal safety bill.
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# 100:
3:25 am PST, Jan 19,
Lynn B Price, California
Thank you Rep. Jerry Mitchell and Sen. William Haine! You have stepped up to the plate and shown that the right thing can and should be done. I applaud you both!
Thank you Rep. Jerry Mitchell and Sen. William Haine! You have stepped up to the plate and shown that the right thing can and should be done. I applaud you both!
# 99:
3:21 am PST, Jan 19,
Jess Smart, United Kingdom
# 98:
3:21 am PST, Jan 19,
Steve Dale, Australia
Thank you for not killing the animals as most do,you have done the right thing as you also know its not the dogs fault,its the careless owners/carers.
Thank you for not killing the animals as most do,you have done the right thing as you also know its not the dogs fault,its the careless owners/carers.
# 97:
3:18 am PST, Jan 19,
Chetna Pittea, United Kingdom
Thank you for protecting canines
Thank you for protecting canines
# 96:
3:11 am PST, Jan 19,
Pam Fioretti, Australia
A big thank you for acting with common sense and integrity.
A big thank you for acting with common sense and integrity.
# 95:
2:50 am PST, Jan 19,
Dorothy Tanaka, Canada
# 94:
2:36 am PST, Jan 19,
Dianne Martin, Australia
# 93:
2:23 am PST, Jan 19,
Stephen Klein, Canada
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# 92:
2:11 am PST, Jan 19,
Debi Webb, Ohio
# 91:
2:11 am PST, Jan 19,
Tracey Rawlings, United Kingdom
Well done state of Illinois for having the sense to see the truth and act on it.
Well done state of Illinois for having the sense to see the truth and act on it.
# 90:
2:01 am PST, Jan 19,
Sue Lampard, United Kingdom
# 89:
1:55 am PST, Jan 19,
Name not displayed, Maine
# 88:
1:48 am PST, Jan 19,
Jennifer Cribbs, Ohio
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1:34 am PST, Jan 19,
Anneke Kaat, Netherlands
# 86:
1:28 am PST, Jan 19,
Timothy Bruck, Ohio
# 85:
1:17 am PST, Jan 19,
Dee Arnold, Ohio
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1:13 am PST, Jan 19,
Peter Bulmer, Australia
# 83:
1:09 am PST, Jan 19,
Bobi Milner, Illinois
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12:44 am PST, Jan 19,
John Schweitzer, New Jersey
# 81:
12:39 am PST, Jan 19,
Misty Rennebohm, Canada
# 80:
12:33 am PST, Jan 19,
Muria Myhre, Washington
# 79:
12:33 am PST, Jan 19,
Anne Thompson, United Kingdom
A very BIG Thank you so much...
A very BIG Thank you so much...
# 78:
12:32 am PST, Jan 19,
Christina Hardy, Oregon
# 77:
12:17 am PST, Jan 19,
Name not displayed, Georgia
Thank you for protecting these great dogs. I wish everyone was this foward thinking.
Thank you for protecting these great dogs. I wish everyone was this foward thinking.
# 76:
11:41 pm PST, Jan 18,
Masako Ion, Japan
# 75:
11:35 pm PST, Jan 18,
Lisbeth M L, Denmark
To the authorities who decided against the crimilisation of dogs.Thank you for taking a step in the right direction.Thank you for considering the dogs in this situation Sincerly Lisbeth Mønsted Larsen in Denmark
To the authorities who decided against the crimilisation of dogs.Thank you for taking a step in the right direction.Thank you for considering the dogs in this situation Sincerly Lisbeth Mønsted Larsen in Denmark
# 74:
11:19 pm PST, Jan 18,
Jason Bowman, California
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10:45 pm PST, Jan 18,
Charles Schwarz, New Hampshire
# 72:
10:21 pm PST, Jan 18,
Monika V, France
Thank you !
Thank you !
# 71:
10:17 pm PST, Jan 18,
Maria Meyer, Ohio
# 70:
9:51 pm PST, Jan 18,
Carl Nylund, Missouri
# 69:
9:50 pm PST, Jan 18,
Karen Sheaffer, Pennsylvania
# 68:
9:40 pm PST, Jan 18,
Peggy Singh, California
Awesome job...Thank you!!
Awesome job...Thank you!!
# 67:
9:40 pm PST, Jan 18,
Stephanie Higgins, California
# 66:
9:27 pm PST, Jan 18,
Julia Orlando, Illinois
# 65:
9:26 pm PST, Jan 18,
Simon Wood, Australia
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9:22 pm PST, Jan 18,
Nicole Rae, Georgia
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9:19 pm PST, Jan 18,
Leah Cox, Florida
# 62:
9:08 pm PST, Jan 18,
Jeffrey Allen, Canada
# 61:
9:00 pm PST, Jan 18,
Joyce Berry, North Carolina
Thank You so much for doing this for the dogs. You are number one Illinois.
Thank You so much for doing this for the dogs. You are number one Illinois.
# 60:
8:59 pm PST, Jan 18,
Lil Judd, California
Thank you for caring about what happens to the dogs by making this law. It should help the dogs from being used in inappropriate ways. Probably will save a lot of dogs lives in the long run.
Thank you for caring about what happens to the dogs by making this law. It should help the dogs from being used in inappropriate ways. Probably will save a lot of dogs lives in the long run.
# 59:
8:51 pm PST, Jan 18,
Rosemary Rannes, Canada
Thank You for Preventing the Criminalization of Canines
Thank You for Preventing the Criminalization of Canines
# 58:
8:43 pm PST, Jan 18,
Robin Kivett, Kansas
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8:34 pm PST, Jan 18,
Ella Zj, Belgium
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8:31 pm PST, Jan 18,
Tracy Clark, Tennessee
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8:29 pm PST, Jan 18,
Janet Davis, Virginia
Thank you!
Thank you!
# 54:
8:26 pm PST, Jan 18,
Tasha Gerken, Tennessee
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8:17 pm PST, Jan 18,
Mineyuki Kuwahara, Japan
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8:16 pm PST, Jan 18,
Noriko Kuwahara, Japan
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8:16 pm PST, Jan 18,
Felix Kunz, Germany