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Pitchforks, Torches, and a Mob Poised for a Race War in Elgin, Illinois???
If you’ve been following the spate of Elgin, Illinois “pit bull” “attacks” for the last year or so, you may have found the sheer number of these incidents unbelievable. You know, unbelievable, as in “too dubious or improbable to be believed.” If you’ve been following our posts for the last 6 months, you…
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Are They Hoping the Third Time’s the Charm???
Councilman Prigge (and perhaps others on the Elgin, Illinois City Council) must be thinking “Third time’s a charm” after the Daily Herald reported in an article yesterday that Elgin Mayor Ed Schock fought off a “pit bull” “attack” Thursday evening. I won’t include excerpts from the article, because really, I think Elgin residents have…
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BSL Not Imminent in Elgin, Illinois, but a Criminal Probe of Councilman John Prigge Should Be
Elgin, Illinois, City Council members this week discussed what to do after an incident in which a 9-year-old boy was apparently pinched by one of two “pit bulls” a week ago today in Elgin’s Festival Park. I say “pinched” because that’s what the Chicago Tribune called it. Interesting that this incident went from…
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I Love the Smell of a Set-Up in the Morning…
Why do I love the smell of a set-up in the morning? Because it makes it easier to expose shady wrongdoings which stink to high heaven. Anyone else getting the feeling that there’s something really rotten in Elgin, Illinois, based on Elgin’s most recent “pit bull” incident? The Courier News made sure…
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Do You Believe in Coincidence? Neither Do We…
Update, June 1, 2010: According to a media report, it appears that the dogs in question were free-roaming through no fault of the owner. The dogs were discovered missing from their cages upon the owner’s return home and there was an apparent hole in the fence. As the owner herself has said, there…
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Once Again, the Chicago Tribune Stirs Up Trouble as It is Wont to Do
The Chicago Tribune seems to have waited until today, which also happens to be the day the Elgin City Council convenes, to publish the article, Elgins new animal law wont cover 2 recent dog bites. The article is about just that: two recent incidents involving dogs in Elgin. Funny, because the Courier News…
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Prigge’s Insinuation is Ridonkulous!
In the March 16, 2010, Daily Herald article Elgin councilman says pit bull laws inevitable, Elgin City Councilman John Prigge once again puffs himself out like a blowfish and gives full rein to his bravado. He says: I do believe something’s going to happen…I think it’s inevitable. I just pray to God it’s not…
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Pride Goes Before Destruction, And a Haughty Spirit Before Stumbling
I’ve had hours now to sit and read various blogs and news articles about how so-and-so or this or that organization defeated the Elgin “pit bull” proposal. Councilman Prigge — blustery and self-entitled as ever — was the first to say it was he who was removing his own breed-specific proposal from consideration. …
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Elgin, Illinois Strikes Breed-Specific Portion of Proposed Animal Control Ordinance; Passes Revised Animal Control Ordinance
I will give You thanks in the great congregation; I will praise You among a mighty throng. And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness and Your praise all day long. – Psalm 35:18, 28
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‘Pet World’ Host Steve Dale Makes One Final Plea to Elgin City Council to Strike Breed-Specific Provision from Ordinance Proposal
Editor’s note: If you glean nothing more from Steve’s post, take note of this. Steve writes: “local experts [meaning experts in Elgin] – veterinarians and dog trainers tell me…their calls aren’t returned either, and their voices aren’t being heard.” So again I ask you. Who’s not telling the truth? My Last Plea…