The state of Ohio just get a furred new mascot . AsThe Cincinnati Enquirerreports , shelter animals have been named the official state pet of Ohio in a bid to raise awareness about all the cats and dogs uncommitted for acceptation . This means deliverance pups and kittens will now be recognizedalongsidethe state bird ( northern redbird ) , state mammal ( white - tailed deer ) , and state dirt ball ( ladybug ) .
protection positron emission tomography already relish an official " state positron emission tomography " status in California , Colorado , Georgia , Illinois , and Tennessee , and legislator in Texas and Oregon are now reckon similar bills . The Humane Society of the United States ( HSUS ) praised Ohio ’s resolution , which was part of a sweepingSenate billthat received bipartisan backing and went into effect on March 20 .
" This designation will help erect public sentience for tax shelter animals and the many shelter throughout Ohio which are full of rattling , phratry - ready pets , " the HSUS said . " fauna shelter and rescues always have a great selection of favorite calculate for new home . "
before this month , the Humane Society of Tuscarawas County , Ohio was seek for a home for a senior golden retriever named Annie and a potbelly pig named Hermione , both of whom wereabandonedin the Humane Society ’s parking lot . A surveillance video posted to Facebook picture a man tying the hound ’s ternary to a mail , then strike down off a cage with the pig inside .
After the picture went viral , both of the animals were take in by a female parent and daughter who own a farm in Louisville , Ohio . " When I first saw the golden retriever , first she kind of pull at my heartstrings , and I was like , ' Oh , there ’s a pig ! We have to get the pig ! " the girl , Grace Erb , told Fox affiliateWJW . " With having a farm , we ’ve had many beast dropped off at our adeptness , and it ’s heartrending . "
An ongoing campaign calledThe Shelter Pet Project — a joint effort by the HSUS and other constitution — aim to make animate being shelters the first place people look once they ’ve decide to get a pet .
[ h / tThe Cincinnati Enquirer ]
