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| DDB Supporters Have a Heart |
Dogs Deserve Better
E-News 02/12/08 |
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Dear Tammy,
 "I
am a Girl Scout and I don't understand why you got a dog if you don't
want to love it?" "I'm a first grader please don't chain your dog."
"Freedom is sweet, bring your dog in with your family." "Unchain me and
bring me inside with you, then neither of us will be lonely again."
Children and adults alike all over the U.S. and beyond sent in
handmade Valentine cards, coupons and sponsored Valentines for Dogs
Deserve Better's " Have a Heart for Chained Dogs"
week. Volunteers sealed thousands upon thousands of cards in English,
Spanish and French into envelopes with a coupon and DDB brochure at
Valentine Parties that are being mailed from DDB Headquarters to the
addresses you gave us; 10,000 of them!
Just imagine, if only a mere 10% of the "caretakers" who receive a
Valentine bring their dogs in, that would be 1,000 less dogs suffering!
One thousand dogs saved by Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, elementary school
children and YOU!
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Pennsylvania: Vote YES for HB 1065!
Pennsylvania is considering STATEWIDE chaining limits.
Chained
dogs need us to be their voices as theirs go unheard. We CAN make
a difference! Pennsylvania residents here's what you need to do
to put an end to 24/7 chaining in PA: Contact your House Representative today.
Ask
everyone you know who cares about dogs to get involved too. Let
your representative know that YOU support a tethering limit in your
state and ask them to Support HB 1065.
Please
note that handwritten letters have the most impact, followed by a fax,
a phone call, and a personally composed e-mail. A letter followed
by a phone call would be ideal.
HB
1065 was voted out of committee, and now goes to the floor for a
vote. Please contact your House Representative TODAY and ask
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Success Story
Maggie rescued after 13 years on a chain!
What
started out as the same old story - divorce, apartment, no pets
allowed - turned into a beautiful story with a happy
ending for Joe Maringo and Maggie who lived as a chained backyard dog
for 13 years.
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| Featured Adoptable
This
is Charlie. Poor Charlie has lived his whole life on a chain. Charlie
is approximately 3 years old. He recently was rescued by DDB.
Since
arriving in rescue, Charlie has been successfully treated for
Heartworm, updated on vaccinations microchipped and neutered.
Charlie is so grateful for attention and is protective of his humans. This is a dog who bonds deeply.
Although Charlie enjoys the company of other dogs, he does not do well with hyper, small breed canines or cats.
Charlie is house trained and crate trained. He gets along with humans of all ages.
Call Marie at 765-664-5376 if you can give Charlie the loving forever home that he deserves.
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Tammy Grimes Chosen IDA's Guardian of the Month
In
Defense of Animals honors celebrities each month and Dogs Deserve
Better is proud to learn that our founder, Tammy Grimes is February's
Guardian of the Month!
IDA's
guardian campaign strives to bring about a more just, humane world by
modeling responsible, caring and respectful language and behavior
toward the animals and the people we encounter at home, in school and
in our community.
IDA has this to say about Tammy Grimes,
"In
her work and life, Grimes exemplifies the core concept of what being a
guardian is all about: respecting animal companions as individuals who
need care, attention, and respect to thrive. Her example shows that
every person has the capacity to overcome their fears to help those who
cannot help themselves. May she continue to succeed in her quest to
free dogs from their binding. "
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From the Mailbag
I wanted to tell you how wonderful you are for starting DDB and
for all the hard work all of you there do every day on this mission to
free dogs living in horrible circumstances.
Since learning about this plight that we all need to get involved
in and since I have been a volunteer at my local Humane Society for the
past 8 years, I have on a smaller scale tried to get the word out here,
helped free some penned and chained dogs.
I have even changed our adoption agreement to include a
clause that if we find out a dog adopted from our shelter is being
penned or chained over 10 hours a day that we can come on to their
property and take the dog back.
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 Recommended Reading: The Shelter Dog
Christine Davis has donated 8 of her The Shelter Dog books to
us at DDB, and we've already purchased more, they're that good! Truly
for all ages, we believe they light up the heart.
Filled with beautiful illustrations, this simple book tells the
story of an angel dog who comes back to earth to experience the joy of
being adopted.
He waits patiently in an animal shelter, hoping today will be the
day his forever family finds him. But will anyone be able to see how
extraordinary this old shelter dog, with the wobbly back leg, really is?
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New DDB Design! Vote for the Dogs
No matter what political party you favor, before you vote, please remember to research each candidate's stance on animal issues.
During this election season, tell all you meet that you don't care
what political party they represent - Your vote goes to unchaining
their dog!
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Our movement is growing, expanding, making HUGE strides, thanks to your help. Please stick with us, we really CAN change the world for chained and penned dogs.
Sincerely,
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