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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…
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Letter from an Elgin, Illinois Man Who Doesn’t Think His City Council is Listening to Him
Editor’s note: The following letter comes to us from an Elgin, Illinois man who is frustrated that the information he presented to the Elgin, Illinois City Council about the ineffectiveness of breed-specific legislation (BSL) has gone ignored. The only response he received from his so-called representatives was from Councilman Prigge who ignored completely the…
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Elgin, Illinois Mayor, Councilmen Insist on Ineffective Nanny Legislation Despite Repeated Attempts to Educate Them
The following comes to us from our eyes and ears on the ground in Elgin, Illinois concerning yesterday’s Animal Control ordinance proposal: It’s a little bit peculiar that not even a month after Elgin, Illinois Councilman John Prigge took his councilman spot in April 2009 that he was pushing breed-specific legislation (BSL) in an attempt…
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Letter Sent by Elgin Resident to the Elgin, Illinois City Council Regarding BSL
Editor’s note: Following is a letter sent by an Elgin resident to the Elgin, Illinois Mayor and City Council regarding their intent to propose breed-specific legislation (BSL). The Elgin resident was originally corresponding with Councilman John Prigge, who it sounds like is in support of BSL, but the letter was sent to the whole…
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Elgin, Illinois to Consider “Pit Bull” Ban Yet Again
From The Daily Herald: In 1996, Elgin City Councilman Robert Gilliam unsuccessfully tried to ban pit bulls within the city. Wednesday night, after hearing emotional, graphic and heartbreaking stories from residents who were attacked themselves or had their own dogs mauled by pit bulls, Gilliam pledged to re-examine the topic this summer.