(A) No person shall cruelly treat, inhumanely kill or cause to be cruelly treated or inhumanely killed or knowingly allow to be cruelly treated or inhumanely killed, any animal by beating, torturing, mutilating, starving or overworking either his or her own dog, cat or other animal, or an animal belonging to another person.
(B) No person shall unnecessarily fail to provide any animal in his or her charge, or custody as owner or otherwise, with:
(1) Sufficient quantity of reasonable good quality, wholesome food and water;
(2) Shelter sufficient for the animal to maintain its body heat and functions without drawing upon the necessary constituents of its own body and adequate shelter that minimizes the potential for overheating;
(3) Veterinary care when reasonably needed to prevent suffering; and
(4) Humane care and treatment.
(C) No person or owner may beat, cruelly treat, torment, starve, overwork or otherwise abuse any animal. No person may abandon any animal where it may become a public charge or may suffer injury, hunger or exposure. The County Board, the Administrator and their agents, employees and assigns shall comply with and enforce all provisions of the State Humane Care for Animals Act (510 ILCS 70/1 et seq.).
(D) The State’s Attorney of the county is specifically authorized by the County Board to file a complaint to enjoin all persons from inhumanely or cruelly treating animals and is specifically directed to abate the same and to enjoin the owner from continuing to perpetrate such treatment by the owner, pursuant to law and the aforesaid statute.
(1993 Code, § 50.170) (Ord. 92-10, passed 11-18-1992; Ord. 2006-07, passed 6-21-2006; Ord. 2022-01, passed 3-16-2022)