[ SHOWGSD-L ] Fw: Chicago needs your help to prevent BSL
- From: RihadinK9@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 17:09:53 EST
Chicago needs your help to prevent NO MORE PIT BULLS IN CHICAGO.
We can do three things to prevent this from happening.
#1 Call the Mayor's office at 311 and complain.
#2 Call your own Alderman. If you are not sure who your alderman is, go to
this link to find out.
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalSubChannelAction.doBV_Sessi
onID=@@@@1219250538.1133459154@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfaddgggfifdicefecelldffhdfgm
.0&channelId=-536879035&topChannelName=Government
#3 go to Steve Dale's WGN Radio's Blog at:
http://wgnradio.com/weblog/petcentral/index.html
and write a note.
We need to help.. is your breed next?
Susan Olsen
No More Pit Bulls In Chicago?
From Virginia Soto
19th Ward Alderman Ginger Rugai wants to ban them...
19th Ward Alderman Virginia A. Rugai, usually referred to as Alderman Ginger
Rugai, has proposed an ordinance that would ban Chicagoans from owning pit
bulls. Heck, the ordinance would make it illegal for Chicagoans even to carry
someone else's pit bull inside city limits. (By "pit bulls" the ordinance
actually means three different breeds, namely American Pit Bull Terriers,
American Staffordshire Terriers, and Staffordshire Bull Terriers.)
The ordinance is so strict that if one of your out-of-town relatives were to
come and visit you with his pet pit bull in a dog cage and you were to let
the two of them stay overnight in your home, you could be facing fines of
$100-1000 and/or up to six months in jail.
Another example: if a tourist who was driving from New York to L.A.
with a pit bull in her car had a flat tire while passing through Chicago and
couldn't get out of town in less than an hour (the time non-residents are
given to transport a pit bull through city limits), the poor woman could also
be facing fines of $100-1000 and/or up to six months in jail.
Now that it has been introduced at the City Council meeting, the Rugai ordin
ance has to be reviewed by the licensing committee. If approved, Chicagoans
who own pit bulls would have thirty days to get rid of their pets.
By the way, this is not the first time Alderman Rugai has come into conflict
with dog owners. A while back she tried to draft a bill limiting the number
of dogs per household. The Daley administration opposed her then (as they
oppose her now) and the bill did not pass.
If you do not agree with her, you can contact the Chicago City Council and
let them know how you feel:
Chicago City Council
City Hall
121 N. LaSalle Street, Room 209
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: (312) 744-6800
Fax: (312) 744-6824
Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA
a rumor flies around the world while the truth is still putting it's shoes
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