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Posts tagged "Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart"

Stop Facebook Page To Legalize Dog Fighting

Now this is downright sick. There’s always a concern about giving publicity; it can be like throwing more fuel to the fire….but a Facebook Fan Page to Legalize Dog fighting is going too far. This is a real face of what dog fighting looks like. Of course, it’s illegal. Of course, it’s a felony. Here’s... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
October 14, 2010 at 10:36 pm
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Gov. Quinn Puts His Paw Down, A Dogfighting Law With Real Bite

I participated in a historic Illinois bill signing (HB 5790) – increasing the felony penalty for dogfighting near schools, parks, day cares and playgrounds. When Gov. Pat Quinn signed the measure (July 17, ’10), Illinois became the first state in the union to throw one more penalty at dogfighters, translating to more time in jail... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
July 19, 2010 at 7:34 am
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Gov. Pat Quinn Signs Dogfighting Law with a Bite

Dogfighting has been a felony in Illinois for some time, and it’s now a felony is all 50 states. Yet, somehow, when dog fights occur near day care centers, schools or playgrounds – the activity strikes me as even more horrifying. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart at the dogfighting bust in Maywood in 2009. He... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
July 18, 2010 at 1:17 pm
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Top-10 Resolutions for Pets for 2010

More than resolutions, this might be better described as a Top-10 wish list of my hopes and dreams for pets for 2010:(May you and your entire family enjoy a healthy and safe New Year!)... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
December 31, 2009 at 5:08 pm
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Animals in Illinois are Safe

Report Ranks Illinois Best in Animal Protection Laws, according to the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Actually, I personally agree with this…And soon, I hope, for a new law. And you read it here first: Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart (who we can credit for many animal protection laws) was on my WLS show discussing the... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
December 20, 2009 at 12:12 pm
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The Michael Vick Story, Bad: These Stories, Worse

It does get worse than Michael Vick, these stories illustrate how pervasive dog fighting is…Where was the national press when there was an eight-state bust (the biggest ever) involving hundreds of unfortunate dogs; or right here in Maywood dogfighting discovered at a day care center? Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart on dogfighting on my On... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
October 9, 2009 at 9:29 am
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Another Dogfighting Arrest at Day Care Center, You Can Ask Sheriff Dart?

You haven’t likely read this elsewhere, not yet anyway….Happy to have a scoop, on another arrest – the count is now at three charged for dogfighting. The dogs were ‘trained’ at the same house as a day care center in Maywood. Tom Dart and myself with Melanie and Elliot Ness, who are four-legged sheriff employees... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
September 25, 2009 at 9:05 am
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Elliot Ness CD (Cadavear Dog)

This is why I named Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart PET PERSON OF THE YEAR, 2008 back when I was at WGN. At a press conference with Sheriff Dart, Elliot Ness the Pit Bull and Melanie, a heroic Bloodhound By rescuing the Pit Bull, taxpayers saved money and Sheriff Dart saved a life. Also, everyday... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
September 23, 2009 at 8:13 pm
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Far Worse Than an NFL Star Fighting Dogs

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart and his officers break up a dogfighting ring out of a Maywood daycare facility. And I’m not talking ‘doggy daycare.’ Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart with some of the pit bulls rescued from a Maywood day care center with Linda Estrada, head of Animal Welfare League, which is sheltering the... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
September 23, 2009 at 3:32 pm
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