Protect Our Pets Illinois

It’s deadline week for the House & Senate this week! Our team is hard at work protecting our pets!

The Chicago Tribune recently published a letter to the editor by the founder of Protect Our Pets Illinois raising serious questions about how certain animal rescues are bringing dogs into our state.

Even though Illinois ranks fourth in the country for animal protection laws, more than 20,000 dogs are imported here every year with very little oversight. These "ghost puppies" are creating a major concern for both policymakers and the public. We saw the real danger of this recently when Chicago had its first rabid dog case in three decades, which involved a puppy imported from out of state by a local rescue.

Beyond the public health risks, the letter points out a heartbreaking reality: Some organizations are operating under the guise of animal rescue but are actually acquiring puppies from commercial auctions and puppy mills with revoked federal licenses. It is time to close this dangerous loophole and demand the transparency needed to truly protect both the animals and the people of Illinois.

Read the full letter: https://bit.ly/4tvfrC5