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Resident group urges sheriff to block steer‑tailing event at 18316 Kishwaukee Valley Road
Summary
A representative of animal‑welfare group SHARK told the McHenry County Board that a steer‑tailing event scheduled for this weekend is being advertised despite a one‑year ban on the property; board members urged enforcement while the chair declined to discuss possible investigations in public.
A representative of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness told the McHenry County Board on Sept. 25 that an event scheduled this weekend at 18316 Kishwaukee Valley Road in Woodstock is being advertised online despite a one‑year ban on the property, and urged the sheriff’s office to deny entry.
“My name is Jody Whitaker, and I am representing Showing Animals Respect and Kindness or SHARK for short,” Whitaker told the board during the meeting’s public‑comment period. She said the advertised ticket price is $50 and gave a revenue example: “So if 100 people go, that's $5,000.”
Whitaker described injuries and alleged illegal treatment at past events, citing two incidents: July…
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