| PRINTER'S NO. 3336 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. | 776 | Session of 2014 |
INTRODUCED BY MAHER, READSHAW, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, KAVULICH, KILLION, KIM, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, LUCAS, MCNEILL, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MURT, MUSTIO, O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, RAVENSTAHL, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHREIBER, SONNEY, SWANGER, VEREB, YOUNGBLOOD, BAKER, THOMAS AND GOODMAN, APRIL 8, 2014
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, APRIL 8, 2014
A RESOLUTION
1Designating April 8, 2014, as "Dog Fighting Awareness Day" in
2Pennsylvania.
3WHEREAS, Dog fighting is criminal conduct in this
4Commonwealth; and
5WHEREAS, Dog fighting is a form of animal cruelty that
6persists across America; and
7WHEREAS, More than 1,000,000 dogs are licensed in this
8Commonwealth; and
9WHEREAS, Dogs are "man's best friend," and dog fighting
10represents the ultimate betrayal of the relationship between
11humans and dogs; and
12WHEREAS, Increasing the public's awareness of the signs of
13dog fighting to encourage the reporting of suspected cases of
14dog fighting is an important priority; and
15WHEREAS, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
1to Animals has designated April 8, 2014, as National Dog
2Fighting Awareness Day; therefore be it
3RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
48, 2014, as "Dog Fighting Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.