OHMIDOG! : Website fights to establish "Patrick's Law"

OHMIDOG! : Website fights to establish "Patrick's Law"



As Patrick the pit bull continues his recovery in New Jersey, and anger over how he was abused and discarded continues to echo from coast to coast, a California woman has launched a website called patrickslaw.com.

She hopes it will help spark a movement toward stronger animal abuse legislation nationwide.

“His human starved him to death, put his nearly lifeless and emaciated body in a plastic garbage bag, then threw him down the garbage chute in a Newark apartment building,” Rachel Wolf, of Burbank, writes on the website. “Days later and against all odds, a maintenance man saw the bag moving and discovered Patrick was alive… Barely. This story has touched millions of people around the world, making Patrick the Poster Puppy for stronger animal abuse legislation.”

Patrick’s condition is being updated daily by the Associated Humane Societies on its website.

Kisha Curtis, a 28-year old Newark woman, has been charged in the case, and could be sentenced to a maximum six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if she’s convicted on all counts.

 Wolf, like many others, feels that’s not nearly enough punishment.

“No animal deserves to be abused, abandoned or neglected. It’s time to encourage and pressure your elected officials to support the upcoming bill called Patrick’s Law, where all animal abuse will be treated as a felony with lengthy prison terms and hefty fines imposed as punishment … We will not rest until all animal abusers are in prison for their heinous and inexcusable crimes against all animal companions.

In addition to the website, Wolf started a Patrick’s Law Facebook page on Saturday. By Monday, it already had 15,000 “Likes.”

As a result, she’s getting tons of emails from people who want to adopt Patrick, even though she’s not directly involved in his care. She urges the letter writers to “take that generosity and adopt a dog from your local shelter!”

Wolf is seeking people to start up “Patrick’s Law” chapters in every state, who would assist in encouraging government officials to “improve the protection for animals in our country.” She quotes Albert Schweitzer on her Facebook page:

“Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living creatures, man himself will not find peace.”



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