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May 19, 2009

Chicago proves its dog-friendliness

Though Baltimore dog-owners worry about this city's commitment to canines, Chicago is certainly not afraid to prove its love to its dogs.

The Windy City just revealed a new sticker that will go on all city vehicles. It reads: Dog Friendly Chicago.

Chicago City Clerk Miguel del Valle held a vehicle sticker art contest for all Chicago high school students, grades 9-12. He partnered with the city's Department of Animal Care and Control for this year's sticker with the dog-friendly theme.

Students were asked to submit artwork highlighting the city's efforts to make Chicago dog-friendly, including incorporating dog friendly areas, allowing dogs at outdoor cafes and promoting the benefits of registering a dog with the city.

At a recent leash-law hearing, Baltimore's dog-owners made it clear that with so few dog parks and such high fines for people who let dogs off-leash outside, Baltimore might be gaining a reputation as anti-dog.

Denise Ferguson, a senior at Corliss High School, had the winning sticker design so her dog art will be displayed on approximately 1.3 million vehicle stickers beginning in June. Second and third place winners are Brittany Byrne, a senior at Resurrection High School and Ricardo Silva, a senior at John Hancock High School, respectively. Poster images courtesy of the Chicago city clerk's office.

 

 

Posted by Jill Rosen at 9:48 AM | | Comments (1)
Categories: Dogs, dogs, dogs
        

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Hmmm, moving back to Chicago is looking even MORE appealing these days!

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About Jill Rosen
Jill Rosen is a reporter at The Baltimore Sun. During her nearly 20 years in journalism, she has covered news and features — including a surprising number of stories that involved animals. There were the dog Christmas carolers in State College, Pa. There were the hounds who toured with a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The story of a preschool teacher at Baltimore’s Father Kolbe School who had to replace her class guinea pig, who died over the winter holiday. A harrowing tale of what it was like to make homemade pet food ...

Though her clean freak of a mother refused to allow her to get a dog, she has had a number of pets through the years, including goldfish named Bob and Fingle, a betta fish named Ichabod, a wild rat terrier named Wendel, who she shared with a roommate, and, currently, sweet, sweet kitties named Leo Sesame and Milo Pumpkin and a little rescued pup named Teddy Bean. She, Leo, Pumpkin and Teddy Bean live in Baltimore.
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