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70 People Chip In to Pay Thayne's Fine
70 dog lovers sent a strong message to
Pennsylvania officials this week by contributing anywhere from $5-$250
to pay dog advocate Tamira Ci Thayne's trespassing fine. They want to
know why no animal abuse charges were filed against the owners of seven
dogs chained with physical ailments on abandoned property near Tyrone,
Pennsylvania.
Together the group raised $1713.00 to pay a
fine of $243.00. The remaining money was donated to Dogs Deserve Better,
a nonprofit working solely on behalf of chained and penned dogs. Read more...
Where
is Big Boy? Update on the Gypsy Hollow Dogs
The CPHS
will not allow Dogs Deserve Better to pull the three dogs, even though
we pull dogs from shelters all over the country, get them housetrained,
vetted, and ready for new homes. Other 501c3 nonprofit rescue
organizations have also tried to pull the dogs. They've been told that
the shelter will adopt out the two, the hound and the brown dog, but
that Big Boy, the one with the tumor on his face will not be available
for adoption, and they will not release information on him.
Good
shelters nationwide allow rescue organizations to pull any dogs they
want from there in order to save space for other dogs and stop the
killing of animals. If this shelter had a place for these dogs, why
would they kill any or all of them?
Read
the story and find out how you can help...
Now apparently the two dogs left on the site
have gone missing! As of March 21st, only one brown dog remains at
the shelter. No news on where the other two have gone.
Does Your State Have a Good
Samaritan Law?
Did you know many other states have Good
Samaritan laws that would have protected Thayne's actions in EACH AND
EVERY CASE?
Here's an example from Ohio: SECTION 1717.13
"When,
in order to protect any animal from neglect, it is necessary to take
possession of it, any person may do so. When an animal is impounded or
confined, and continues without necessary food, water, or proper
attention for more than 15 successive hours, ANY PERSON may, as often as
is necessary, enter any place in which the animal is impounded or
confined and supply it with necessary food, water, and attention, so
long as it remains there, or if necessary or convenient, he may REMOVE
such animal; and he shall NOT BE LIABLE to an action for an entry. In
all cases the owner or custodian of such animal, if known to such
person, immediately shall be notified by him of such action. If the
owner or custodian is unknown to such person, and cannot with reasonable
effort be ascertained by him, such animal shall be considered an stray
and dealt with as such."
Area Rep
Spotlight- Tim Treybal DDB Rep Minnesota
There is a
blind four year old yellow Lab named Cody that I drive by four times a
day going to work (I go home for lunch). He is
chained to the bumper of one of many junk cars in the yard. The
situation is horrible in my mind, to the point that at times, I will
avert my eyes as I pass by. Most times I just have to look to make sure
he is okay and always hoping some day he will not be there having been
brought into the home. This has not happened (yet). One very cold Minnesota
evening in the winter of 2009, I called the police and asked them to
visit the home and ask the owners to bring the dog inside for the night.
I think and hope they did. I was not aware of DDB at this point. Read
more of Tim's story and how he came to be an important part of our
mission to get dogs off of chains...
Help DDB Win $10,000!
Visit the Animal Rescue
Site Shelter Challenge website everyday to vote for DDB. Remember to
choose the Altoona, PA office of DDB so that all the votes go to the
same location. Helping us win is easy... click on the picture above to
start.
Join DDB at Takepart.com
Join us on the new
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here.
Make A Difference for A Chained Dog!
Rock Hill and York County, SC Residents--
Chained Dogs Need Your Help
WATCH
THE VIDEO
Please email York County & Rock Hill City Council
Members. ***Please make your emails come across as you are a
resident or you have seen the video and are disgusted. ***
They know all the facts as our local committee has given them facts a
million times as well as power point and met with them. They need to
feel as this is crucial for them to get elected.
How can you
help? EMAIL and CALL your City and or County Council member. This is
CRUCIAL FOR CHANGE.
Ask them to PLEASE support the recently
proposed anti-tethering (chaining) ordinance as well as licensing with
higher fees for unaltered dogs( LITTER after LITTER are born from
chained dogs and die at our shelter).
You can currently own as
many as 60 or more, as one man in York county had 60 chained pit bulls
now he has 26, 23 are chained see news clip:
http://www.foxcharlotte.com/news/top-stories/87186297.html
Most
of the video clips were actually from the city of Rock Hill where you
can own unlimited animals as well. Our Animal Control is under the
county, so the county needs to pass the ordinance with Rock Hill in
agreement.
COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS
District One Paul Lindemann
1312 Hensley Road Fort Mill, SC 29715 (803) 493-2353
Paul.Lindemann@yorkcountygov.com
District Two Tom Smith 938 Timber
Creek Dr York, SC 29745 (803) 631-4110 (Work)
Tom.Smith@yorkcountygov.com
District Three Joe Cox, Vice-Chairman
3009 Pratt St Sharon, SC 29742 (803) 417-5268 (Cell)
Joe.Cox@yorkcountygov.com
District Four Roy Blake 1340 Holland Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732 (803) 328-1591 (Home) Roy.Blake@yorkcountygov.com
District
Five Curwood Chappell 925 East Chappell Road Rock Hill, SC 29730 (803)
324-1062 (Home) (803) 366-3262 (Fax)
District Six Houston "Buddy"
Motz, Chairman 2047 Poinsett Drive Rock Hill, SC 29732 (803)322-5654
(Cell)(803)366-8278(Home)Buddy.Motz@yorkcountygov.com
District Seven
Chad Williams 1505 Clarendon Pl Rock Hill, SC 29732 (803) 327-6333 District7@yorkcountygov.com
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
RHCouncil@cityofrockhill.com
- Can address all city council members. Please ask the city council
members to work with and support the county council in making changes to
our county animal ordinances. We need a no-tethering (chaining)
ordinance as well as licensing with higher fees for unaltered dogs. You
can currently own as many as 60 or more, as one man in York county had
60 chained pit bulls now he has 26, 23 are chained see news clip
Carey Smith
City Manager
Phone: 803/329-7017
Fax:
803/329-7007
Email: careysmith@cityofrockhill.com
Gerry
Schapiro
Deputy City Manager
Phone: 803/329-7030
Fax:
803/329-7007
Email: gschapiro@cityofrockhill.com
David B.
Vehaun
Assistant City Manager
Finance Director/City Clerk
Phone:
803/329-5557
Fax: 803/329-8759
Email: dvehaun@cityofrockhill.com
David
B. Vehaun
Assistant City Manager
Finance Director/City Clerk
Phone:
803/329-5557
Fax: 803/329-8759
Email: dvehaun@cityofrockhill.com
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IL
Considers Amending the Humane Care for Animal Act to Include Tethering
Restrictions
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Frederick,
MD Man Gets 90 Day Jail Sentence for Death of Chained Dog
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Animal
Control Urges Responsibility, Offers Tips
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Dozen
Dogs Found Dead in Corpus Christi Yard
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No
Chained Dogs in Miramar, FL
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Oakland,
CA Chained Pit Bulls Rescued from Possible Fighting Ring
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Chapel
Hill, NC Votes to Prohibit Dog Tethering
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Owner
Sets Chained Dog on Fire
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Neglected
Dogs in Charleston, WV Get a Second Chance
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Seattle,
WA Proposes Law that Would Prohibit Pet Owners from Continuously
Confining Dogs
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New
Legislation Needed in Newfoundland and Labrador
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More
About Dogs on Chains-- Tamira Tells Her Story
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Cranston
RI Passes Dog Protection Ordinance
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Free
From the Dog Chain Gang
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Cesar
Milan Speak Out Against Dog Chaining
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Kingsport,
TN Animal Control Rescues Abused, Abandoned, and Nearly Starved Hound
Update
on Hope
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Berkeley
County, WV Should Adopt Dog Care and Tethering Laws
In
Berkeley County, WV Community Support Is Needed on April 1
More
On Proposed Berkeley County, WV Ordinance
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Dogs
Deserve Adoption Event Held in Columbia, MO
Upcoming Events
Join
DDB at the Animal Rights 2010 Conference July 15-19 at the Hilton
Alexandria, VA. For more details see the website.
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70 People Chip In to Pay Thayne's
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Update on the Gypsy Hollow Dogs
Area Rep Spotlight- Tim
Treybal
Help DDB Win $10,000
Join DDB at
Takepart.com
Make A
Difference for A Chained Dog!
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