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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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# 200:
11:43 am PST, Jan 19,
Caitlin Bedford, New York
Thanks for having the moxy to stick up for the animals.
Thanks for having the moxy to stick up for the animals.
# 199:
11:40 am PST, Jan 19,
Jennie Boatman, Texas
# 198:
11:38 am PST, Jan 19,
Jason J Green, Virginia
# 197:
11:31 am PST, Jan 19,
Elaine Secondo, Connecticut
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!
# 196:
11:27 am PST, Jan 19,
Raina Noor Szilagyi, New York
Thank you for your prompt action! Raina Noor Szilagyi
Thank you for your prompt action! Raina Noor Szilagyi
# 195:
11:26 am PST, Jan 19,
Suzanne Racine, Canada
# 194:
11:06 am PST, Jan 19,
Frank Sherman, Florida
# 193:
11:01 am PST, Jan 19,
Karenlee Elliott, California
# 192:
10:59 am PST, Jan 19,
Karen Brozek, Maine
# 191:
10:57 am PST, Jan 19,
Madalena Lobao-Tello, Chile
# 190:
10:52 am PST, Jan 19,
Dorothy Benton, United Kingdom
Thanks you for protecting dogs from scrum that make them mean.
Thanks you for protecting dogs from scrum that make them mean.
# 189:
10:51 am PST, Jan 19,
Jo Woller, Michigan
# 188:
10:46 am PST, Jan 19,
Susan Ferrara, Pennsylvania
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING YOUR COMPASSINATE,CARING NATURE AND SPEAKING & LOOKING OUT FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. ITS SO GOOD TO SEE THOSE WHO HAVE CARING, LOVING HEARTS.
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING YOUR COMPASSINATE,CARING NATURE AND SPEAKING & LOOKING OUT FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. ITS SO GOOD TO SEE THOSE WHO HAVE CARING, LOVING HEARTS.
# 187:
10:44 am PST, Jan 19,
Janet Roark, North Carolina
thank you for looking after the animals rights. good job
thank you for looking after the animals rights. good job
# 186:
10:43 am PST, Jan 19,
Rose Cayford, Idaho
dit is wrong to turn a animal that is intended to be a pet into a weapon and that is just what is happening here, turning the jaws of an animal into a weapon. This should be treated just like it was a gun being fired at another living being.
dit is wrong to turn a animal that is intended to be a pet into a weapon and that is just what is happening here, turning the jaws of an animal into a weapon. This should be treated just like it was a gun being fired at another living being.
# 185:
10:38 am PST, Jan 19,
Lori Ann Terjesen, New Jersey
# 184:
10:19 am PST, Jan 19,
Heidi Kagarise, Pennsylvania
# 183:
10:17 am PST, Jan 19,
April Peterson, Illinois
thank you for defending thoes who can't. lots and lots of brownie points
thank you for defending thoes who can't. lots and lots of brownie points
# 182:
10:15 am PST, Jan 19,
Ellen E. Parker, Colorado
Thank you very much for defending those who can't defend themselves! Kudos!
Thank you very much for defending those who can't defend themselves! Kudos!
# 181:
10:11 am PST, Jan 19,
Kim Duncan, Virginia
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10:03 am PST, Jan 19,
Kimberly Wright, Indiana
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10:03 am PST, Jan 19,
Roy Cee, Oregon
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9:58 am PST, Jan 19,
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9:54 am PST, Jan 19,
Tom Martin, Virginia
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9:49 am PST, Jan 19,
Beatrice Balteanu, Romania
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9:46 am PST, Jan 19,
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9:42 am PST, Jan 19,
Victoria Holley, Florida
# 173:
9:36 am PST, Jan 19,
Pamela Vandi, Louisiana
good work
good work
# 172:
9:35 am PST, Jan 19,
Jamie Scott, Texas
Thank you very much for protecting canines. Thank you for defending them when they can't defend themselves.
Thank you very much for protecting canines. Thank you for defending them when they can't defend themselves.
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9:35 am PST, Jan 19,
Pilvi Mikkola, Finland
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9:34 am PST, Jan 19,
Lynne Kaiser, Wisconsin
# 169:
9:21 am PST, Jan 19,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 168:
9:20 am PST, Jan 19,
PEACE BE TO YOU, Illinois
It's great to live in Illinois! Thanks for doing all you can in this effort!!
It's great to live in Illinois! Thanks for doing all you can in this effort!!
# 167:
9:17 am PST, Jan 19,
Gloria Byrnes, New York
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9:15 am PST, Jan 19,
Vidya Sims, California
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9:15 am PST, Jan 19,
Rene Friberg, Washington
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9:08 am PST, Jan 19,
Sandy Hornfeck, Arizona
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9:00 am PST, Jan 19,
Michael Brewster, Michigan
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8:56 am PST, Jan 19,
Martha Rickman, California
Thank you very much for this innovative law. I no longer reside in Chicago, Illinois, however, my daughter and granddaughters still reside in Illinois. From what I was seeing while living there, was that gangs are verywhere now. They are no longer an inner city problem only. I am also tired of hearing how the breed of the dog is the problem. Unless a dog is raised to be violent, they don't come by it naturally, they don't have the inclination to hurt anyone.Good job. I hope more states follow suit.
Thank you very much for this innovative law. I no longer reside in Chicago, Illinois, however, my daughter and granddaughters still reside in Illinois. From what I was seeing while living there, was that gangs are verywhere now. They are no longer an inner city problem only. I am also tired of hearing how the breed of the dog is the problem. Unless a dog is raised to be violent, they don't come by it naturally, they don't have the inclination to hurt anyone.Good job. I hope more states follow suit.
# 161:
8:52 am PST, Jan 19,
Toni Wright, Arizona
# 160:
8:48 am PST, Jan 19,
Tina Florell, Sweden
# 159:
8:43 am PST, Jan 19,
Amy Black, Florida
# 158:
8:38 am PST, Jan 19,
Bruce Combs, Virginia
Thanks a heap! And God Bless!
Thanks a heap! And God Bless!
# 157:
8:28 am PST, Jan 19,
Liz Sands, United Kingdom
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8:27 am PST, Jan 19,
KC Stover, Massachusetts
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8:24 am PST, Jan 19,
Janice Gilmore, California
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8:22 am PST, Jan 19,
Michele Long, Kentucky
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8:21 am PST, Jan 19,
Lene Hansen, Denmark
# 152:
8:16 am PST, Jan 19,
Debbie Walker, Colorado
Thank you for preventing the criminalization of animals in our country.
Thank you for preventing the criminalization of animals in our country.
# 151:
8:15 am PST, Jan 19,
Andrea Kirsch, Virginia