A month or so back, we heaped some serious praise on Freeport's State Representative Andrew Chesney for getting Illinois House Bill 1711(HB-1711), also known as the "Anti Puppy Mill" bill passed out of the Illinois House.
Big kudos go out to Freeport's State Representative in the 89th District, Andrew Chesney for getting House Bill 1711 passed out of the Illinois House last Wednesday.
Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network
Illinois now has higher fines for mistreating animals.
The new law increases penalties for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, which is aimed at so-called puppy mills. The idea is to make mistreatment of animals unprofitable, and it came from three third-graders in Arlington Heights who read a book about a boy who rescued a dog from a puppy mill...
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