PRINTER'S NO. 3399
No. 603 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY REICHLEY, RUBLEY, WEBER, ARGALL, BALDWIN, BEBKO-
JONES, BELARDI, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CASORIO, CAUSER, CORRIGAN,
CRUZ, DALEY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FICHTER,
FORCIER, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN,
HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, KELLER,
KIRKLAND, KOTIK, LEACH, LEDERER, MAJOR, MARKOSEK, MARSICO,
McGEEHAN, McGILL, McILHATTAN, MUNDY, MUSTIO, NAILOR, PALLONE,
PAYNE, PICKETT, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SANTONI, SATHER,
SCAVELLO, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, TANGRETTI, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRUE,
WASHINGTON, WATERS, WATSON AND WOJNAROSKI, MARCH 15, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 15, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 25 through 30, 2004, as "Animal
2 Abuse Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Abuse of animals is a problem in every community of
4 this Commonwealth and is not always understood to be the serious
5 issue that it is; and
6 WHEREAS, Where there is animal cruelty, there is likely to be
7 some other form of violence such as spousal abuse, child abuse
8 or elder abuse; and
9 WHEREAS, People who abuse animals are far more likely to
10 abuse other people; and
11 WHEREAS, Greater awareness of animal abuse and its causal
12 relationship to abuse of humans helps to make neighborhoods
13 safer places for animals and people alike; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
2 week of April 25 through 30, 2004, as "Animal Abuse Awareness
3 Week" in Pennsylvania.
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