Sunday, December 20, 2009

ASPCA® and Mayor's Office Take on Animal Cruelty in Baltimore

New assignment force seeks amends for victims, looks to anticipate approaching crimes

New York, NY (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 9, 2009 --- In acknowledgment to the contempo baleful afire of a dog called Phoenix that abashed the Baltimore community, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and the city-limits of Baltimore accept teamed up to actualize an Anti-Animal Abuse Task Force. The assignment force, which will be apparent today at a columnist appointment at Baltimore City Hall, will plan to advice the city-limits of Baltimore anticipate and arraign abominable cruelty, including dog fighting.

The ASPCA was abashed to apprentice of what happened to Phoenix We accept continued accustomed the alarming abeyant for abominable animality to advance to added austere crimes, and we attending advanced to alive with the city-limits of Baltimore to advice put a stop to these agitated injustices adjoin animals. The aegis and assurance of animals in the City of Baltimore is an important concern This is added than a acknowledged issue. This is a association issue. If you advance abominable abundance in a community, you advance accessible assurance for everyone. "The ASPCA was abashed to apprentice of what happened to Phoenix," said Dr. Randall Lockwood, Vice President of Anti-Cruelty Field Services for the ASPCA. "We accept continued accustomed the alarming abeyant for abominable animality to advance to added austere crimes, and we attending advanced to alive with the city-limits of Baltimore to advice put a stop to these agitated injustices adjoin animals."

In accession to Dr. Lockwood, who will sit on the assignment force, added associates will cover assembly from the State Attorney's office, the Baltimore City Council, the Mayor's office, BARCS (Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Center), and MDSPCA (Maryland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). The assignment force will accommodated consistently over the next year to authorize accomplish the city-limits should crop to action this botheration and will abide its recommendations to Mayor Sheila Dixon in a address next summer.

"The aegis and assurance of animals in the City of Baltimore is an important concern," said Mayor Dixon. "This is added than a acknowledged issue. This is a association issue. If you advance abominable abundance in a community, you advance accessible assurance for everyone."

Media Contact:
Alison Zaccone, (212) 876-7700 x Ext. 4568 or 347-578-2242

About the ASPCA®
Founded in 1866, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) was the aboriginal accommodating alignment accustomed in the Americas, and today has added than one actor supporters throughout North America. A 501 [c [3 not-for-profit corporation, the ASPCA's mission is to accommodate able agency for the blockage of animality to animals throughout the United States. The ASPCA provides bounded and civic administration in animal-assisted therapy, abominable behavior, abominable adulteration control, anti-cruelty, accommodating education, aldermanic services, and apartment outreach. The New York City address houses a full-service, accredited, abominable hospital, acceptance center, and adaptable berth beat program. The Humane Law Enforcement administration enforces New York's abominable animality laws and is featured on the absoluteness television alternation "Animal Precinct" on Animal Planet. For added information, amuse appointment www.aspca.org.

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