http://www.skunklaw.com I am trying to rally support for laws in
Illinois to be changed. My
brother got us a pet skunk for a wedding gift. What a strange thing,
huh? After contacting my vet to get all of the appropriate shots I
learned that skunks are illegal in Illinois. As it turns out, every
law
in Illinois results in the killing of the skunk involved. There is an
open year round hunting season. Conservation officers and animal
control officers are ordered to have any skunk they are confronted
with
killed. Even wildlife rehabbers can lose their license for helping an
injured skunk. In Illinois, genocide is the only way.
I am seeking to have the current prohibition policy amended to allow a
conservative permit policy allowing citizens to have a domestic (pen
raised not wild) skunk as a pet.
Pet skunks are allowed in Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin and Kentucky, but
must be killed in Illinois. Every legislator I talk to wishes me the
best and says they will support it, but none will write a bill. This
may sound off of the wall to most of you, but it means life or
death to a member of my family. www.skunklaw.com