Susie's Law was passed unanimously in both the North Carolina State Senate and North Carolina House of Representatives and was signed into law by North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue, and took effect on December 1, 2010. Passage was possible through intense citizen involvement when Susie's abuse became public, and fund-raising appeals met with great success. Susie was rescued by Donna Smith Lawrence, who had been seriously injured in an attack by a pit bull, which she had befriended, several months prior to finding Susie.
Susie's Law was passed unanimously in both the North Carolina State Senate and North Carolina House of Representatives and was signed into law by North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue, and took effect on December 1, 2010.
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Passage was possible through intense citizen involvement when Susie's abuse became public, and fund-raising appeals met with great success.
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Susie was rescued by Donna Smith Lawrence, who had been seriously injured in an attack by a pit bull, which she had befriended, several months prior to finding Susie.
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befriended
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several
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month
months
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mark
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prior
prior
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fixed
to
to
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find
finding
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