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I was so pleased when I saw this article in the Washington Post - DC Council Member, Mary Cheh is a true animal advocate and now she’s got the glitz to prove it.  Yesterday, the US Humane Society awarded her with their Humane Legislator Award in honor of the legislation she wrote and saw through passage protecting animals’ rights in the District.

One of the key elements of the new law is that it is now a felony to participate or even WATCH a competitive animal fight akin to the infamous Michael Vick’s dog fighting ring.  Animal seizure is now a result of people charged with cruelty to animals.  Wonder if that applies to any pet owners on the SWAT team that shot the Berwyn Heights, MD Mayor’s dogs.  It should.

Anyway this is a great day for District pets and hopefully will be the beginning of other states and jurisdictions passage of similar legislation.  As Mary Cheh said in her acceptance speech, animal atrocities should be “curbed at the local level.”