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Bill Maher Speaks Out for California Dogs
You know him as the hugely talented host of HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher. He's irreverent, exceedingly smart, and one of the funniest TV personalities and comics ever—but one thing that Bill Maher doesn't find humorous is animal abuse.
That's why Maher, who resides in California with his two rescued dogs, just came to the defense of dogs not as fortunate as his own by writing a letter to the California Senate's Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee urging them to push through Senate Bill 1578. This bill, which would ban the practice of chaining as the primary means of confinement for dogs in the state of California and set a nationwide standard of care for "man's best friend," will soon be reviewed by the legislature.
Writes Maher, "Senate Bill 1578 would give animal control officers a much-needed tool to help protect our canine companions from long-term neglect and our communities from dog attacks, a problem that has engendered increasing public concern in recent years."
Click here to read Bill Maher's letter to the California Senate's Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee.
Click here to read more about the perils of chained dogs.
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