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April 4, 2023

DEAR FRIENDS,

In May 2020, SHARK was notified of a farmer on Hollenback Road in Newark, IL violating the IL Humane Care for Animal Act by refusing to provide food and shelter for his cows. SHARK's many attempts to get the authorities to do their job and help the cows by enforcing the IL state law, yielded no results.

Fortunately, many of you responded to our Action Alert and contacted the authorities, which resulted in the farmer starting to feed his cows again. SHARK and the cows thank you!

Unfortunately, the farmer is once again no longer providing food and shelter for his cows. SHARK drones and locals have documented almost two dozen dead cows and calves in the last few months. Repeated calls to the authorities have again yielded no results for the starving and dying cows.

See video:
Starving and Dying Cows

Additionally, the IL Dead Animal Disposal Act is also being violated since the owner is dragging the dead bodies to the back part of the property and piling them on top of each other. They are supposed to be properly buried or if not possible due to the frozen ground, then a rendering plant is to be called to pick up the bodies. You will see the dead bodies and skeletons/bones in the video.


Please help the cows again by contacting the following agencies and ask that they take immediate action to help these cows:

Governor Pritzker
https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/gov/contactus/Pages/AssistanceRequest.aspx
217-782-6830 or 217-782-6831


Illinois Department of Agriculture (the main agency responsible)
Bureau Chief Staci Slager:
[email protected]
(217) 785-4735

Kendall County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Dwight A. Baird

[email protected]
(630) 553-7500

Kendall County State Attorney
Eric Weis
[email protected]
Phone: 630-553-4157

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency - Bureau of Water
[email protected]
217-782-8366

Kendall County Health Dept
Aaron Rybski
Director of Environmental Services
[email protected]

Kendall County Board of Directors
[email protected]
Scott Gengler: [email protected]
Brian DeBolt: [email protected]
Ruben Rodriguez:[email protected]
Jason Peterson:[email protected]
Seth Wormley:[email protected]
Matt Kellogg: [email protected]
Elizabeth Flowers: [email protected]
Dan Koukol: [email protected]
Zach Bachmann:[email protected]
Brooke Shanley: [email protected]
Email block:https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/gov/contactus/Pages/AssistanceRequest.aspx, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Suggested text for email or calls:

Mr. Rosenwinkel was exposed in May 2020, for not providing care (food, shelter, medical care and humane treatment) for his sick and injured cows in violation of the Illinois Humane Care for Animals Act. He additionally violated the IL Dead Animal Disposal Act since he would drag the dead bodies to the back part of his property and fail to properly bury them.

After months of cows dying and pressure on this issue building, Mr. Rosenwinkel started providing food for his cows.

Unfortunately, Mr. Rosenwinkel is once again not providing the required care (under the Illinois Humane Care for Animals Act) for the cows and almost two dozen cows and baby calves have died in recent months.

Mr. Rosenwinkel is a repeat offender and immediate action by your agency is required to enforce the Illinois Humane Care for Animals Act.

I await your immediate action and response to this issue.

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