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OBAMA IS AGAINST BSL!!!!!

Obama actually HAS voted for a bill that expressly prohibited municipalities from enacting BSL. This is Illinois HB 184

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24 Sec. 15. (a) In order to have a dog deemed 'vicious', the
25 Administrator, Deputy Administrator, animal control warden,
26 or law enforcement officer must give notice of the infraction
27 that is the basis of the investigation to the owner, conduct
28 a thorough investigation, interview any witnesses, including
29 the owner, gather any existing medical records, veterinary
30 medical records or behavioral evidence, and make a detailed
31 report recommending a finding that the dog is a vicious dog
32 and give the report to the States Attorney's Office and the
33 owner. The Administrator, State's Attorney, Director or any

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1 citizen of the county in which the dog exists may file a
2 complaint in the circuit court in the name of the People of
3 the State of Illinois to deem a dog to be a vicious dog.
4 Testimony of a certified applied behaviorist, a board
5 certified veterinary behaviorist, or another recognized
6 expert may be relevant to the court's determination of
7 whether the dog's behavior was justified. The petitioner must
8 prove the dog is a vicious dog by clear and convincing
9 evidence. The Administrator shall determine where the animal
10 shall be confined during the pendency of the case.
11 A dog shall not be declared vicious if the court
12 determines the conduct of the dog was justified because:
13 (1) the threat, injury, or death was sustained by a
14 person who at the time was committing a crime or offense
15 upon the owner or custodian of the dog, or upon the
16 property of the owner or custodian of the dog;
17 (2) the injured, threatened, or killed person was
18 tormenting, abusing, assaulting, or physically
19 threatening the dog or its offspring, or has in the past
20 tormented, abused, assaulted, or physically threatened
21 the dog or its offspring; or
22 (3) the dog was responding to pain or injury, or was
23 protecting itself, its owner, custodian, or member of its
24 household, kennel, or offspring. For purposes of this
25 Section:
26 (1) 'Vicious dog' means
27 (i) Any individual dog that when unprovoked
28 inflicts bites or attacks a human being or other
29 animal either on public or private property.
30 (ii) Any individual dog with a known
31 propensity, tendency or disposition to attack
32 without provocation, to cause injury or to otherwise
33 endanger the safety of human beings or domestic
34 animals.

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1 (iii) Any individual dog that has as a trait or
2 characteristic and a generally known reputation for
3 viciousness, dangerousness or unprovoked attacks
4 upon human beings or other animals, unless handled
5 in a particular manner or with special equipment.
6 (iv) Any individual dog which attacks a human
7 being or domestic animal without provocation.
8 (v) Any individual dog which has been found to
9 be a 'dangerous dog' upon 3 separate occasions.
10 No dog shall be deemed 'vicious' if it bites, attacks, or
11 menaces a trespasser on the property of its owner or harms or
12 menaces anyone who has tormented or abused it or is a
13 professionally trained dog for law enforcement or guard
14 duties.

Vicious dogs shall not be classified in a manner
15 that is specific as to breed.

16 If the burden of proof has been met, the court shall deem
17 the dog to be a vicious dog.

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=184&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=411&SessionID=3&GA=93

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/93/senate/09300HB0184_05092003_006000T.pdf

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The following 7 Senators and 23 Representatives who scored the highest possible 100+ for receiving a perfect score and also leading on animal protection legislation:Sen.

Joseph Biden (D-Del.)
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.)
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.)
Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.)
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)
Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.)
Rep. Stephen Cohen (D-Tenn.)
Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)
Rep. Norman Dicks (D-Wash.)
Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Penn.)
Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.)
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.)
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio)
Rep. James Langevin (D-R.I.)
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.)
Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.)
Rep. James Moran (D-Va.)
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.)
Rep. Betty Sutton (D-Ohio)
Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)


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