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Woe to Corrupt Government
The prophet Isaiah offers a warning to corrupt government and the evil-doer: So the common man will be humbled and the man of importance abased, The eyes of the proud also will be abased. But the Lord of hosts will be exalted in judgment, And the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness… Woe…
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Fools Hate Knowledge
I came across a proverb the other day, certainly not by accident, written by Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived. He wrote it so that “A wise man will hear, and will increase learning.” He had the following to say about those who turn away from knowledge and insist instead on remaining…
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CBS 2 Chicago Reports on “Hateful” Breed-Specific Ordinance Proposed by Elgin, Illinois City Council
From CBS 2 Chicago: Dog Lovers Upset By Elgin’s Proposed Pit Bull Laws Reporting Mike Puccinelli …a Chicago suburb is thinking about labeling all pit bulls as dangerous animals. That’s breeding bitter resentment from dog owners who say their breed is being unfairly singled out. …Charlotte Prusa, 84, doesn’t own Taysia. But she’s come to…
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Another Apt Blog Post from ‘Pet World’ Host Steve Dale about Elgin, Illinois’ Proposed “Pit Bull” Restrictions
From Pet World host Steve Dale’s blog ChicagoNow: Elgin Bans Pit Bulls (or any dog they call a Pit Bull) Officials in Elgin say they’re not planning to ban Pit Bulls. I beg to differ, as does the dude hosting videos at Elgin2030.com.
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Short but Sweet. Are You Listening Elgin City Council???
The Daily Herald ran a short but sweet letter from an Elgin, Illinois, resident opposed to the Elgin City Council’s breed-specific ordinance defining “pit bulls” as dangerous. Right on Sue!: Elgin city council: Pit bull dogs don’t make themselves bad; people make them bad. Your actions, in an attempt to make it look like…
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Petitions Opposing Elgin, Illinois Breed-Specific Ordinance
http://www.petitiononline.com/noban63/petition.html http://www.thepetitionsite.com/5/stop-unfair-dog-law-in-Elgin It would be lovely if someone from Elgin started a petition to recall Councilman John Prigge and possibly even Councilman Robert Gilliam and Mayor Ed Schock who we’re told own, or have owned, Dobermans and German Shepherds respectively. Talk about hypocrisy!
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WLS Chicago’s Steve Dale Denounces Elgin, Illinois Breed-Specific Ordinance
The following is an excerpt from Steve Dale, host of the WLS show Pet World, and his blog ChicagoNow: Under a new ordinance in Elgin, all Pit Bulls are presumed to be dangerous dogs. That’s outrageous! Shame on Elgin, Illinois. Apparently, if a Pit Bull named Lassie rescues a little boy or Pit Bull works…
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Well what do you know? Breed bans not only increase ownership of banned breeds but increase ownership of banned breeds by criminals and animal abusers!
The following BBC article comes from our U.K. friends across the pond where “pit bulls” were banned under the Dangerous Dog Act of 1991. As any Briton can tell you, the Dangerous Dog Act has not worked since its inception and the following article is yet one more example of why: Because gangs, thugs,…
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Elgin, Illinois Councilman John Prigge Cites PETA as Reason to Pass BSL!!!
Like residents of Elgin, Illinois you may be wondering with whom Councilman John Prigge (and perhaps Mayor Ed Schock, Councilman Robert Gilliam, et al) has been associating after Wednesday’s Meeting of the Whole Committee meeting during which Mr. Prigge directly cited the radical animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) as…
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Notes from Last Night’s Meeting of the Whole Committee in Elgin, Illinois
Editor’s update: I failed to mention, and so did council members apparently, that part of the registration requirement for so-called “vicious” and “dangerous” dogs (including “pit bulls”) is that there must be “completion of an inspection by the city of the property where the Dangerous Dog or Vicious Dog is to be kept which confirms…