Animals all around chicago are being harmed daily, and the people who commit these heinous crimes are only being let off with fine, because animal abuse is just a misdemeanor for first time offenders. So we want to bump the animal abuse charge up to a felony charge. 

We are enthusiastic about stopping animal abuse because  we love animals, and we both have pets and we would never be able to see him/her or any other dogs/animals, be hurt or treated like they were less than living creatures. So we want to try and do anything that can to stop animal abuse from happening. 

One animal is abused every minute.   

Annually, over 10 million animals in the US are abused to death. 

97% of animal cruelty cases come from farms, where most of these creatures die.

Laboratory testing uses 115 million animals in experiments every year.

Dogs comprise 65% of all abused animals. 

Consumption is at fault for the yearly death of more than 100,000 horses in the US.

Above 50% of the US’s fur comes from China, where cats and dogs are bled and skinned to death.

https://pawsomeadvice.com/pets/animal-abuse-statistics/ 

These statistics should be enough to convince you that animals abuse is a serious problem and most abusers get off with a fine and go back to hurting animals, so sign our petition because you have the power to help stop animal abuse. 

Thank you, Caroline and Grace