PRINTER'S NO. 1423
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
246
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, RYAN, SCHLEGEL CULVER, MACKENZIE,
O'NEILL, GILLESPIE, HELM, HENNESSEY, LONGIETTI, MILLARD,
BURNS, BOBACK, DUSH, SONNEY, SCHWEYER, WATSON, MARSICO, RAPP,
SAINATO, DeLUCA, WARREN, KAUFFMAN, MURT, DiGIROLAMO, McNEILL,
DOWLING, PASHINSKI, FRANKEL, BIZZARRO, GOODMAN, ROZZI,
W. KELLER, DAVIS, SIMS, KORTZ, SOLOMON AND COMITTA,
APRIL 17, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 17, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2017 as "Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Animal welfare in the United States was forever
changed in 1866 when the American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was founded by animal rights activist
Henry Bergh; and
WHEREAS, The ASPCA protects and assists animals in need and
promotes their humane care and treatment; and
WHEREAS, The ASPCA has championed landmark anticruelty laws
and worked diligently to ensure their enforcement; and
WHEREAS, The ASPCA also tirelessly supports local communities
in their fight against animal cruelty; and
WHEREAS, Each April, the ASPCA celebrates its many victories
on behalf of animal welfare; and
WHEREAS, "Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month" trumps all
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previous campaigns with promotional events planned throughout
the United States in April 2017; and
WHEREAS, As part of "Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month,"
animal lovers and pets are encouraged to wear orange, the
official ASPCA color; and
WHEREAS, ASPCA supporters can register event plans and find
and share suggestions on how to "Go Orange for Animals" on the
ASPCA's Internet website at www.aspca.org or on the ASPCA's
Facebook page at www.facebook.com/aspca; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania designate the month of April 2017
as "Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month" in Pennsylvania; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
Matthew Bershadker, President and CEO of the American Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 424 East 92nd Street,
New York, NY 10128-6804.
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