The Peoria, IL Police Department Is Mistreating Their K9!
Petition

POSTED August 14, 2008 - The officer in charge of the K9 at the Peoria, IL police department does not seem to have any regard to the safety and well being of his partner, the K9 officer. This poor dog is often left in the hot patrol car all day with no food or water while the officer in charge of him walks around the mall. Police are supposed to 'Protect and Serve', so why aren't they protecting their own officers? Furthermore, if they can't even protect their own K9 officer, how can we (the citizens) be sure they can protect us?

Police dogs die every year from being left in squad cars or working in sweltering heat, according to the U.S. Police Canine Association. However, no agency tracks the number of heat-related deaths.

We must bring to the attention of the Peoria, IL Police Department, that their K9 officers are very valuable members of the police force and deserve to be treated as such. If someone does not know how to care for a dog, they shouldn't be allowed to have one, police officers are not immune to this. If they don't know how to care for the K9 officer, they shouldn't be in charge of it.

Find the petition at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/14/protect-our-K9-officers