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My Petz Local -
Illinois
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seen if you’re a pet lover. So
take a look inside and plan your
next pet friendly outing. We
hope to see you and your little
friends there soon.
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Evanston
Dog Beach
As far as attractions go, the
Lakefront and beaches of
Evanston are very popular and
this is our destination on this
Dog’s Day Afternoon Adventure.
Luckily for locals, Evanston has
beaches several miles long and
boats on hand for rental
purposes, guarantee fun for dog
and owner.
The beach is open to local
Evanston residents only from
seven in the morning to eight in
the evening, from May to
October. There are neither
parking fees nor entrance fees
to contend with when you take
your dog to the beach. Remember
to carry the dog’s rabies tag
and a ‘dog beach session token’.
The latter is available at the
office of the Evanston City
Collector.
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The dog beach
can be a lovely playground if
you and your dog are properly
prepared. You need the same
essentials for your dog for a
day at the beach that you would
need for a toddler. The one item
that I would not suggest that
you take to the dog beach is
food. Food can trigger
aggression in other dogs which
could lead to a dog fight.
Important essentials for the dog
beach
are:
• a dog’s first aid kit,
• a towel,
• dog poop bags,
• floating fetch-toys,
• dog life jackets and sunscreen
for your dog’s nose.
Watching your dog play in the
surf is physically and
emotionally relaxing for the dog
owner. Many dog enthusiasts go
to Evanston Dog Beach just to
see these animals play off-leash
in the lake and romp on the
sandy beach for hours at a time.
Other dog lovers take their
cameras and take picture after
picture of the dogs running free
on the sand.
If you are the adventurous dog
owner type, there are even a few
waves to run through with your
dog or you can even swim out to
the deep water which is great
exercise for you and your dog.
For the bold dog owner who owns
a dog that loves to swim sea
kayaking and canoeing are other
options.
In my opinion, the dog beach is
great because people want to see
dogs being themselves. Many dog
owners carry beach chairs and
coolers filled with soda and
snacks so that they can sit back
and get to know one another as
the watch their pets play. For
dogs the package of fitness and
socialization that the dog beach
offers is more than a treat it
is as important as food or love.
Especially in the evening, The
idyllic setting of the Evanston
dog beach place seems unreal;
like a magnified painting by one
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IL
Restrictions on Use of Gas
Chamber Sent to Governor
Posted Apr 3, 2009 by lauraallen
Update June 30: Illinois S.B.
38, which restricts but does not
ban use of CO gas chambers, has
passed the legislature and is
now on Governor Pat Quinn's desk
for signature.
Though IL Senate Bill 38,
introduced by state Sen. Heather
Stearns, is being touted as a
ban on gas chambers, it does not
stop their use.
Instead, the bill would amend
the Humane Care for Animals Act,
510 ILCS 70/3.02, by allowing a
licensed veterinarian to kill
companion animals using
compressed carbon monoxide in a
commercially manufactured gas
chamber.
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But it would constitute the crime of
aggravated cruelty, a felony, Class 4 on
the first offense, Class 3 for
subsequent offenses, for anyone else to
kill an animal using carbon monoxide or
authorize the killing of an animal in
this way. 510 ILCS 70/3.02.
In addition to forcing public shelters
to pay the cost of having a licensed
veterinarian present if they insist on
gassing, there would be a number of
other restrictions.
The veterinarian would be required to be
present during the gassing and for each
animal killed this way, must give a
description and a signed statement that
use of the gas chamber is the most
humane way to kill the animal.
It's hard to imagine any veterinarian
could ever in good conscious use the gas
chamber for any animal.
The bill would require the licensed
veterinarian to follow AVMA guidelines.
Specifically, the "interior of the
chamber must be well lit and equipped
with view-ports, a regulator, and a flow
meter. Monitoring equipment must be used
at all times...Animals that are under 4
months of age, old, injured, or sick may
not be euthanized" by CO gas. Animals
must be killed one at a time and each
must remain in the gas chamber for at
least 20 minutes.
The bill would require the staff to be
warned of potential health risks.
The bill would also ban use of a
decompression chamber and carbon dioxide
gas.
IL SB 38 would further require
euthanasia technicians to become
re-certified every 5 years. They could
do this by proving they attended a
course or class approved by AHA, HSUS,
NACA or Illinois Humane Federation of
Humane Societies.
The bill would restrict those convicted
of certain felony offense from becoming
certified euthanasia technicians. Those
offenses include forcible felonies,
weapons violations, certain drug
offenses, violations of the Humane Care
for Animals Act including animal
fighting or other animal cruelty or
fighting laws.
The department would be required to
revoke or refuse to issue or renew any
euthanasia technician's certification
and could impose fines up to $10,000 for
failure to scan for microchips prior to
euthanasia, humanely euthanize animals
with injections administered according
to state requirements, or maintain
security of all controlled substances
and drugs; or for stealing, selling or
giving away controlled substances or
drugs or otherwise violating drug laws;
violating animal welfare laws, or for
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A euthanasia agency can lose
certification by failing to
maintain the security of
controlled substances or drugs
or comply with drug laws or for
allowing an unauthorized person
to perform euthanasia
procedures. |
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