Please contact your state senators and ask them to vote no on sb139 which would end dog shows,field trials , and hunt tests in IL for sporting dogs.
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
510 ILCS 70/3.03
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Limits the situations when a person could dock an animal's tail or crop its ears without violating the Act's prohibition against "animal torture". Establishes that the following is not "animal torture": (i) tail docking performed by an Illinois licensed veterinarian for a medical reason (now, just "tail docking") or (ii) ear cropping performed by an Illinois licensed veterinarian for a medical reason (now, just "ear cropping"). Effective immediately.