Posted On: April 22, 2004, 1:37 pm CDT

Posted By: Christine Uveges

I must say first that i am sorry for what happened to Elijah, it was a terrible thing. Bu ti must say that this bill should not be passed, There are many people who have a number of dogs, like myself i have 8, what this bill will do if passed is have many owners give up their dogs to the shelters because they cannot afford the insurance, now what will this do, not only hurt the people who love their animals so much, but it will also crowd all the shelters and millions or should i say billions will be put to death. There is such a thing called SOCIAL SERVICES which helps people who cannot afford insurance for themselves, If Elijah did not have any insurance or any dog bite for that matter, i am sure they can get help from the state. My breed is Rottweilers, all of my dogs are Canine Good Citizens, Temperment tested and also most important THERAPY DOGS, my dogs go into hospitals to make sick people happy, make a child who hasn't spoke for some time utter some words. I think this bill will cause more problems for the pets and their owners, especially the owners that care, the ones that don't won't get the insurance to begin with, and they will be the ones to get away with it by hiding their dogs in their homes. I hope many people will stand against this LAW, there is such a thing as a court system, it may not be perfect but this is the place to get help for compensation on medical bills from the careless person who let their dog bite a child or an adult.