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CHICAGO -- Two Chicago aldermen are pushing to make Chicago a "no-kill city" when it comes to animal shelters.

Alderman Ed Burke and Raymond Lopez introduced their plan Wednesday.

It would ban euthanasia at pet shelters and the city pound because a lack of space.

Euthanasia would only be allowed if the animal was terminally ill.

They're calling for hearings on the cost of this plan.

The aldermen say the Department of Animal Care and Control killed more than 10,000 animals over the past two years.

Their plan is similar to a law in Atlanta.

The Humane Society says of the three million cats and dogs euthanized in shelters each year, about 80 percent are healthy enough to have been adopted into new homes.

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