Legislative Update in Chicago From The Puppy Mill Project ....

Legislative Update:  Companion Animal and Consumer Protection Ordinance

. Please join City Clerk Susana A. Mendoza, The Puppy Mill Project, and a growing coalition of Chicago aldermen to help pass an ordinance to promote animal adoption, end the sale of puppy mill dogs in Chicago, and protect our citizens! The Companion Animal and Consumer Protection ordinance limits the retail sale of dogs and cats from pet stores to animals sourced from government-run shelters (such as Chicago Animal Care and Control) and nonprofit rescue organizations or humane societies. We are honored to have worked with Clerk Mendoza on this initiative. We need your help to pass this legislation. We must show the Chicago City Council that the public supports this ordinance. You can help by doing the following: Chicago Residents Only: Contact the members of the Committee on License and Consumer Protection and all City Council Members. If you live in Chicago, please call or email the following aldermen and say thank you for supporting the Companion Animal and Consumer Protection Ordinance. The Aldermen in bold are members of the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. You are welcome to contact all of the aldermen, just the committee members or your own Aldermen. If you would like to locate your Ward you may enter your address here to find your alderman. Please share this email with other Chicago residents. Ward Number, Name, and Contact Information below: 1       Proco Joe Moreno 773.278.0101 ward01@cityofchicago.org 2       Robert Fioretti 312.263.9273 ward02@cityofchicago.org 3       Pat Dowell 773.373.9273 ward03@cityofchicago.org 4       Will Burns 773.536.8103 ward04@cityofchicago.org  5       Leslie Hairston 773.324.5555 LHairston@cityofchicago.org 6       Roderick Sawyer  773.635.0006 service@6thwardchicago.com 7       Natashia Mike Holmes 773.731.7777 ward07@cityofchicago.org 8       Michelle A. Harris 773.874.3300 ward08@cityofchicago.org 9       Anthony Beale 773.785.1100 ward09@cityofchicago.org    10     John Pope  773-721-1999 jpope@cityofchicago.org   11     James Balcer 773.254.6677 james.balcer@cityofchicago.org 12     George Cardenas 773.523.8250 ward12@cityofchicago.org 13     Marty Quinn 773.581.8000 14     Edward M. Burke 773.471.1414 eburke@cityofchicago.org 15     Toni Foulkes 773.863.0220 16     Joann Thompson 773.434.3399 joann.thopmson@cityofchicago.org 17     Latasha Thomas 773.723.0908 ward17@cityofchicago.org 18     Lona Lane 773.471.1991 19     Matthew O'Shea 773.238.8766 20     Will Smithie Cochran 773.955.5610 willie.cochran@cityofchicago.org 21     Howard Brookins Jr. 773.881.9300 ward21@cityofchicago.org 22     Ricardo Muñoz 773.762.1771 ward22@cityofchicago.org 23     Michael Zalewski 773.582.4444 mzalewski@cityofchicago.org 24     Michael Chandler 773.533.2400 ward24@cityofchicago.org 25     Daniel Solis 773.523.4100 ward25@cityofchicago.org 26     Roberto Apostol Guillermo Maldonado 773.395.0143 27     Walter Burnett, Jr. 312.432.1995 wburnett@cityofchicago.org 28     Jason Ervin 773.533.0900 29     Deborah L. Graham 773.261.4646 ward29@cityofchicago.org 30     Ariel Reboyras 773.794.3095 ward30@cityofchicago.org 31     Ray Suarez 773.486.6488 rsuarez@cityofchicago.org 32     Scott Waguespack 773.248.1330 info@ward32.org 33     Deb Mell 773.478.8040 34     Carrie Austin 773.928.6961 ward34@cityofchicago.org 35     Rey Colón 773.365.3535 ward35@cityofchicago.org 36     Nicholas Sposato 773.836.0036 info@aldermansposato.com 37     Emma Mitts 773.745.2894 emitts@cityofchicago.org 38     Timothy Cullerton 773.545.3838 ward38@cityofchicago.org 39     Margaret Laurino 773.736.5594 40     Patrick J. O'Connor 773.769.1140 ward40@cityofchicago.org 41     Mary O'Connor 773-594-8341 ward41@cityofchicago.org 42     Brendan Reilly 312.642.4242 office@ward42chicago.com   43     Michelle Smith 773-348-9500 yourvoice@ward43.org 44     Thomas M. Tunney 773.525.6034 ward44@cityofchicago.org 45     John Arena 773.286.4545 ward45@cityofchicago.org 46     James Cappleman 773.878.4646 info@james46.org 47     Ameya Pawar 773.868.4747 info@chicago47.org 48     Harry Osterman 773.784.5277 49    Joe Moore 773.338.5796 ward49@cityofchicago.org 50     Debra Silverstein 773.262.1050        If you live outside of Chicago, please ask your friends and family in Chicago to contact the aldermen listed above and thank them for supporting the ordinance. Only city of Chicago residents should contact the aldermen.  It is very important to let Chicago's leaders know that the public overwhelmingly supports this ordinance! Please help us send a message and make Chicago the next humane city!