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Animal Care
Be a pal to your pet!
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Not
to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but
to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission - to
be of service to them whenever they require it."
- St. Francis of Assisi |
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CARING for your pet is
a HUGE responsibility, but the rewards FAR outweigh the work
involved.
Caring means:
- Spaying or neutering your pet.
- Providing fresh water and wholesome food.
- Providing lots of love! attention! quality
time!
- Providing a soft bed.
- Providing toys and healthy treats.
- Take your pet to a caring Veterinarian
yearly for a check-up.
- Provide heartworm preventative and flea and
tick preventative as needed.
- Not letting your pet roam.
- Being kind, considerate and compassionate
to your pet.
| "If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal
likewise with their fellow men"
~ St. Francis of Assisi |
Canis
Major - Much ado about "responsible dog ownership" it's more
than just being kind to your dog
The Illinois Humane Care for Animals Act states you must:
70/3. Owner's duties
3. Each owner shall provide for each of his animals: (a)
sufficient quantity of good quality, wholesome food and water;
(b) adequate shelter and protection from the weather; (c)
veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering; and (d) humane
care and treatment.
To learn more about this act visit:
http://www.law.utexas.edu/dawson/cruelty/il_cruel.htm
If you do not follow the above "Owner's duties" YOU ARE IN
VIOLATION OF THE LAW!
| "I expect to pass through
this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or
any kindness or abilities that I can show to any fellow
creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect
it, for I shall not pass this way again."
~ William Penn |
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