PRINTER'S NO. 1883
No. 274 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY WASHINGTON, COSTA, DINNIMAN, ERICKSON, FONTANA,
O'PAKE, PUNT, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, TOMLINSON, A. WILLIAMS,
C. WILLIAMS, WOZNIAK, FERLO, HUGHES, LOGAN, RAFFERTY,
KITCHEN, WAUGH AND GREENLEAF, APRIL 1, 2008
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 1, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of April 2008 as "Prevention of Animal
2 Cruelty Month" and designating April 10, 2008, as "ASPCA Day"
3 in Pennsylvania.
4 WHEREAS, Our society cannot tolerate cruelty to animals or
5 the depiction of cruelty to animals; and
6 WHEREAS, The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of
7 Cruelty to Animals) helps animals in need and promotes humane
8 animal care and treatment; and
9 WHEREAS, Cruelty to animals is often a precursor to
10 aggression toward other people; and
11 WHEREAS, The forms of abuse against animals are similar to
12 the forms of abuse against children: serious neglect,
13 mistreatment or violence; and
14 WHEREAS, The ASPCA has protected animals and enforced anti-
15 cruelty laws since 1866; and
16 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of
17 Cruelty to Animals operates six shelters in this Commonwealth;
1 and
2 WHEREAS, As part of "ASPCA Day," animal lovers and pets are
3 wearing orange, the official ASPCA color; and
4 WHEREAS, The ASPCA is encouraging the display of orange bows
5 or lights and the distribution or sale of orange baked goods in
6 recognition of animal welfare on the occasion of "ASPCA Day";
7 therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of April 2008
9 as "Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month" and designate April 10,
10 2008, as "ASPCA Day" in Pennsylvania.
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