PRINTER'S NO. 1210
No. 185 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY REICHLEY, ADOLPH, BAKER, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF,
BENNINGTON, BEYER, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CASORIO,
CLYMER, COHEN, CRUZ, DePASQUALE, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, D. EVANS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GABIG,
GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH,
GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HERSHEY, JAMES, M. KELLER, KENNEY,
KIRKLAND, KORTZ, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSICO,
McILHATTAN, MILLARD, MOYER, MURT, MYERS, NAILOR, O'NEILL,
PALLONE, PAYNE, PETRI, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUIGLEY,
RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REED, ROEBUCK, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SIPTROTH,
SOLOBAY, SONNEY, SWANGER, THOMAS, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WALKO,
WATSON, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 10, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 10, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 22 through 28, 2007, 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
1 safer places for animals and people alike; therefore be it
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
3 week of April 22 through 28, 2007, as "Animal Abuse Awareness
4 Week" in Pennsylvania.
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