They deserved to come home. They deserved to be safe. They deserved to live. THEY GOT OUT THEY DIDN’T DESERVE TO DIE!!!  I go home now, and it's quiet. In a way that hurts. Their absence is everywhere. The places they used to lay, the sounds they used to make, the love they used to give—it's all gone. This is why I am calling for the Daisy Maggie Protection Act.

My dogs, Daisy and Maggie, weren't just pets; they were my family. Daisy was a Boxer and Maggie was a Lab. One afternoon, they got out of our fence and wandered into my neighbor's yard. Instead of them being safely returned, they were shot and killed. This is the same neighbor who had previously welcomed them, feeding them treats and dog food on various occasions when they had escaped before. They trusted him. They saw him as a friend.

The heartbreak of losing Daisy and Maggie is unbearable. They were the ones who comforted me on the hardest days and brought a smile to my face when life was heavy. They were my babies, my family, and their lives were cut short for merely setting a paw on a property boundary.

This act is not about taking away rights; it's about protecting innocent lives. It's about ensuring that guns aren't used unless absolutely necessary, and lethal force is a last resort, reserved only for situations of true immediate danger. Just because a dog steps onto another person's property, it should not sentence them to death.

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, dog owners should ensure their pets are secure and safe within property boundaries, but the immediate escalations to violence highlight a need for legal clarity and universal morality. The Pet Safety Legislative Association reports that over 500,000 dogs are victims of unnecessary gun violence annually in the US alone. Many of these incidents stem from perceived trespassing rather than any legitimate threat.

It's time to protect our four-legged family members from unnecessary harm. We need transparent laws that reflect the value of life and prescribe only minimum necessary responses, reigning in unnecessary violence against animals. I urge lawmakers to give us the Daisy Maggie Protection Act and take a stand for those who can't speak for themselves. This law protects animals from being shot just for trespassing or unnecessary reasons. If neighbors don’t want your dogs in their yard, you have 3 warnings to protect them before they take, lethal action. 

Please sign this petition and help create a safer world for our beloved pets. Together, let's ensure Daisy and Maggie’s loss saves countless others from the same fate. I will carry the pain of losing them for the rest of my life but if their story can even save one other animal, if it can spare even one family from this kind of heartbreak, then their lives will still have meaning. Please help me make sure no one else has to feel this pain.