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Values Statement of the Chicago Pet Patrol
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Club Values Statement

of the Chicago Pet Patrol

Amended June 14th, 2020

The Chicago Pet Patrol (CPP) is a non-profit social club that seeks to provide a community for human pup, pet, and handler play in Chicago and the surrounding areas. We stand by our core beliefs and values, espoused by club leadership and supported by our community members:

  1. Role diversity. The CPP welcomes pups, pets and critters of all species, handlers, friends, and the curious. We aim to provide a home where our unique community members feel represented, accepted, and valued.
  2. Human diversity. The CPP does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, religious or spiritual belief, national origin, ethnicity, disability, serostatus, physical characteristics, or age among individuals at least 18 years old. We believe that diverse perspectives make us stronger, and we aim to provide a place where people from all backgrounds are treated with dignity and respect.
  3. Breaking down walls. The CPP recognizes that there are as many ways to roleplay as there are roleplayers, and that no one approach is “correct”. We aim to foster the participation of numerous adjacent communities in ways that both appreciate our commonalities and celebrate our differences within the bounds of consent and respect.
  4. Shame-free environment. The CPP is made up of people for whom roleplay may be their only participation in BDSM and fetish, alongside people for whom it is one aspect of a much broader relationship to BDSM and fetish. We aim to provide a community where people on any point on this spectrum (within legal bounds) can participate without fear of judgment.
  5. Stigma-free environment. The CPP respects and appreciates differences of opinion, but asks that everyone be cognizant of time, place, the nature of a public forum, and the potential impact on other people in the community in asserting these opinions. We aim to fight stigma and stereotypes when and where they happen by sharing experiences and by providing resources and opportunities for education.