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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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We signed the “Thank State of Illinois for Preventing the Criminalization of Canines” petition!
# 41,450:
8:14 am PST, Feb 27,
Colleen Simeti, Pennsylvania
We need to protect those who can not protect themselves.
We need to protect those who can not protect themselves.
# 41,449:
12:19 pm PST, Feb 26,
Cassandra Coleman, Washington
THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS ARE ABUSED AND LEFT TO DIE IN HORRIFYING PUPPY MILLS. MY DOGS COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THEM. IF YOU HAVE MET MISHA AND COCO YOU KNOW THERE STORIES. PLEASE HELP THE FIGHT IN PROTECTING THESE INNOCENT CREATURES. IF YOU CANNOT DONATE OR VOLUNTEER IN YOUR AREA AT LEAST SIGN A PETITION OR REPOST THIS SO OTHERS CAN. THANKS CAS, MISHA & COCO CUT AND PASTE THIS LINK TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP! http://www.stoppuppymills.org/what_you_can_do.html
THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS ARE ABUSED AND LEFT TO DIE IN HORRIFYING PUPPY MILLS. MY DOGS COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THEM. IF YOU HAVE MET MISHA AND COCO YOU KNOW THERE STORIES. PLEASE HELP THE FIGHT IN PROTECTING THESE INNOCENT CREATURES. IF YOU CANNOT DONATE OR VOLUNTEER IN YOUR AREA AT LEAST SIGN A PETITION OR REPOST THIS SO OTHERS CAN. THANKS CAS, MISHA & COCO CUT AND PASTE THIS LINK TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP! http://www.stoppuppymills.org/what_you_can_do.html
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7:56 am PST, Feb 26,
Lorraine Petro, Connecticut
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7:06 pm PST, Feb 25,
Ana Maria carvalho, Brazil
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10:23 pm PST, Feb 24,
Lisa Buchman, Idaho
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10:10 am PST, Feb 23,
Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire
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11:58 am PST, Feb 22,
Julie Lynch, Florida
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8:25 am PST, Feb 22,
Carly Chase, Maryland
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1:50 am PST, Feb 20,
Terry L. west, West Virginia
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6:03 pm PST, Feb 18,
Bronwen Bell, Canada
ploease stop this is to sad
ploease stop this is to sad
# 41,440:
9:08 am PST, Feb 18,
Barbet Sabrina, France
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5:41 am PST, Feb 18,
Janis Lindenberger, Pennsylvania
Thank you.
Thank you.
# 41,438:
3:09 pm PST, Feb 17,
Mike Downs, Missouri
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2:58 pm PST, Feb 17,
Kirsten Reed, Australia
Thank you for placing the responsibility where it belongs-- on owners
Thank you for placing the responsibility where it belongs-- on owners
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10:29 pm PST, Feb 16,
Jeremy M, California
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1:51 pm PST, Feb 15,
Tiffany Booth, Texas
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5:09 am PST, Feb 15,
Jaylena Greenfield, Ohio
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7:12 pm PST, Feb 14,
Megan Sparks, Pennsylvania
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12:29 pm PST, Feb 14,
Indian Hat, United Kingdom
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12:55 pm PST, Feb 13,
Kay Kieso, South Dakota
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10:21 am PST, Feb 13,
Allison Davenport, Georgia
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10:03 am PST, Feb 13,
Susan Owens, Florida
please help these poor animals
please help these poor animals
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9:46 am PST, Feb 13,
Rajshree Boyragee, Mauritius
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9:38 am PST, Feb 13,
Melissa Lalonde, Canada
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9:17 pm PST, Feb 12,
Karia Shackelford, Texas
AWESOME
AWESOME
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7:35 pm PST, Feb 12,
Amanda Jaffray, Canada
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9:21 am PST, Feb 12,
Anton Oscar Iorga, Canada
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5:18 pm PST, Feb 11,
Laura Zanoli, Italy
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10:26 am PST, Feb 11,
Philippe Ducreux, France
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5:34 pm PST, Feb 10,
María Del Carmen Bregante, Argentina
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2:31 pm PST, Feb 10,
Laurel Watson, Arizona
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Nuntanit Bumrungsap, Thailand
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RIVER FRANCE, Canada
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1:13 am PST, Feb 9,
Samantha Averitt, North Carolina
Thank you!!!
Thank you!!!
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10:35 am PST, Feb 8,
Sophie Wozniak, Minnesota
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8:01 am PST, Feb 8,
Kevin Kreiss, Washington
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4:27 am PST, Feb 8,
Pete Haddow, United Kingdom
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10:38 pm PST, Feb 7,
Betsy Seals, California
thanks i hate when dogs are treated wrong and im so upset that people are so aginst pit bulls even when they are raised right
thanks i hate when dogs are treated wrong and im so upset that people are so aginst pit bulls even when they are raised right
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2:07 pm PST, Feb 7,
Bruno Dorchain, Belgium
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Amber Whitley, Kansas
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Carrie Coulter, Mississippi
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Jessica Ward, New Jersey
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Daniela Pereira, Portugal
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Debbie Skoczynski, Illinois
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Jennifer Posanka, Illinois
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9:19 pm PST, Feb 4,
Craig Lee Asbury, Missouri
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6:28 pm PST, Feb 3,
Sarah Skarie, Colorado
Thank you for the animals who cannot speak!
Thank you for the animals who cannot speak!
# 41,403:
11:01 pm PST, Feb 1,
Eva Meraz, Wisconsin
Absolutely. Thank you Illinois!! Dogfighting is actually something I'm growing up with right now. My father... my family in general.. has dogs that, although will give plenty of love, have them fight for money. I've actually called the police on them many times. It's ridiculous. They're going to court pretty soon =] I hate to do that to my family, but it's true that animals don't have a voice like us. And they need to be saved!!!
Absolutely. Thank you Illinois!! Dogfighting is actually something I'm growing up with right now. My father... my family in general.. has dogs that, although will give plenty of love, have them fight for money. I've actually called the police on them many times. It's ridiculous. They're going to court pretty soon =] I hate to do that to my family, but it's true that animals don't have a voice like us. And they need to be saved!!!
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1:19 pm PST, Jan 30,
Sandrine Dolivet, Germany
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5:09 pm PST, Jan 29,
Ken Christianson, North Dakota