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Is
It Better to Punish Those Who Abuse Or Those Who Shine a Light On
Abuse? Pennsylvania's Answer to that Question
Dogs Deserve Better is asking the question
they've asked every day for the last three House and Senate sessions:
How long, Pennsylvania? How long must chained
dogs wait for a law protecting them from this abuse?
Dogs Deserve Better had heard rumors of dogs
chained in the mountains off Gypsy Camp Hollow Rd. in Tyrone,
Pennsylvania. An anonymous tip on the location sent them out to
investigate the situation.
On the abandoned property are seven dogs, all
suffering in a variety of ways: each is full of hook and whip worms,
one dog cannot see, one has a cracked and bleeding tumor on his face,
one little dog is matted from head to tail, and the worst one has a
major protrusion in her vaginal area. One dog died during the January
cold snap.
Read
the story and find out how you can help...
See
the video....
UPDATE: DDB
FOUNDER TAMIRA THAYNE CHARGED WITH TRESPASSING AS A RESULT OF THIS
INVESTIGATION...Read
the story!
Dog
Activist Faces New Charges
Convicted
"Rescuer" Trespasses on PA Land
Animal
Advocate Charged with Trespassing Again
Dog Lies Dead on the End of a
Chain for Four Days and We Need Your Help!
On
February 8, 2010 Dogs Deserve Better Rep Shari Strader got an
anonymous tip about a dog dead on the end of a chain on Willow
Road in Greensboro, North Carolina. The tip said the dog had been there
dead for at least three days. No one even bothered to remove her.
Upon
investigation, she first was unable to see the dog and thought her body
had been removed. However, she went back and saw that the dog was indeed
still there, dead, and chained to a doghouse. Patches of snow are still
visible all around the area where the dog lays dead in the photo.
Read
the story, see the video, and find out how you can help...
Follow up
from local news:
Animal
Cruelty Case Renews Tethering Debate
 After
Hero's Story-- Chained for 14
Years and Adopted to Loving Home!
It is
completely unbelievable what has transpired in just 3 days. Hero is
alredy looking brighter and happier. His tail wags now and he follows us
around everywhere. Dan took him to our vets on Friday morning. Jim
Humphries said that his back is "old dog" but that his teeth,
suprisingly enough, were in good shape. He put him on rimadyl, baby
aspirin, and a high powered vitamin and mineral supplement. After two
nights on an orthopedic dog bed and two days on the medications, Hero is
walking much better. He is a very good boy, although he did lift his
leg once in my garden room on a bit potted plant! All in all, it is
amazing how well he behaves for having been outside his whole life. He
does not know any commands (no or come for instance), but he seems smart
and I'll bet in a few weeks he will be doing fine. Read the whole
story....
 Before
Follow Up
to Original Article about DDB
Due
to a terrific response to the first article. Sharon Peters tells her own
heart touching story about a chained dog. Click
here to read.
If
you haven't seen the original article.... click
here.
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From the
Mailbag
Hi Tammy,
Just wanted to let you know our anti-tethering law is now in effect
in Kanawha County, WV. It only allows chaining for 15 minutes at a time
for a maximum of four times a day.
The president of the county commission renamed the law, "The Linz
Law". I was totally surprised and honored. Thought you'd be
interested. Also, good article in USA Today.
Keep doing what you're doing...things are changing.
Deborah Linz
Make A Difference for A Chained Dog!
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Chaining
Dogs Headed Toward Extinction
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"Ax
Men" Star Daughter Killed by Dog
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800
DC Area Dogs Sent Valentines
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Update
on Lilly
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Montgomery
County, TN Considering Chaining Ordinance
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Starkville, MS Considers Tethering
Ordinance
Also up for consideration is new
regulations for pet owners, mandating climate controlled areas, cooling
devices or methods for domesticated animals during winter weather
advisories or during heat advisories issued by national, state or local
authorities. This means that during times of extreme cold or heat,
animals should be kept in a climate controlled environment or pet owners
should have devices in place to make their animals more comfortable.
Additionally, domesticated animals would not allowed to be tethered for
more than three hours within a 24-hour period. Enforcement of this rule
would be under the discretion of the city's animal control officer.
"We're not trying to say that they can't put a dog on a chain," said
Ward 5 Alderman Jeremiah Dumas, who is proposing these amendments to the
pet ordinance. "But we're telling them they can't put the dog on a
chain for its entire life. There has to be some way for the dog to get
off the chain and exercise or get out in the elements." The current
ordinance, Dumas says, allows abuse of some animals, because it does not
address their particular situation. "There are several instances in
town where you can see dogs that are chained to the same tree their
entire life, and not only are they chained to that tree, but they're
chained to that tree and not given adequate shelter," he said. "I
question why someone wants an animal and has no interaction with them."
The Board of Aldermen meets at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall courtroom.
Copies of the agenda are available for download at the city's Web site
at http://www.cityofstarkville.org.
UPDATE: Aldermen
Adopt New Animal Neglect Ordinance
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Morgan
County, WV Helps Berkeley County, WV with Tethering Ordinance
Berkeley
County Residents Organize for Anti-Tethering Ordinance
Berkeley
Residents Meet to Support Ordinance
Section I of the ordinance is a combination of three already existing
ordinances (control of dogs by owners, excessively noisy dogs, and
vicious dogs). Section II is completely new. It focuses on
animal cruelty and dog tethering. Specifically, it addresses
issues of how long a dog may be tethered, under what circumstances, and
what equipment is appropriate and necessary for a dog to be humanely
tethered. It also addresses dogs kept outdoors in pens. Although this
ordinance is far from perfect, it is a significant step in the
right direction in helping to provide more humane standards of care for
dogs who are contained outside for the majority of their lives
in Berkeley County.
The Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 1, 2010,
at 7 p.m. in the Commission hearing room, 400 W. Stephens Street,
Martinsburg, WV. Please check the Commission website
a few days prior to read the agenda for the meeting to ensure that the
ordinance will be on and to double-check the time it will be discussed. Residents
are welcome to speak at this meeting. Depending on the number of people
who wish to speak, everyone will be limited to 2-3 minutes.
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Man
Accused of Leaving Dogs to Rot in Garden City, ID
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Omaha
Woman Accused of Letting Dog Freeze to Death
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St.
Louis County Residents Fight for Tougher Laws on Dog Chaining
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Chained
Pit Bull Mix Attacks 5 Year Old
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Benny's
Story...No Longer on a Chain
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Lee
County, SC Woman Dead from Dog Attack
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Update on Hope
Tensions
Run High Over Animal Cruelty Charges
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30
Chained/Penned Dogs in KY Need Homes After Death of Owner
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Clarksville,
TN Girl Recovers from Pit Bull Attack
Dogs
on Chains Draw Complaints in Clarksville, TN
Chaining
of Dogs Hurtful
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Rep.
Casorio to Introduce Tethering Legislation in PA
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New
Montgomery County, TN Dog Chain Law OK'ed
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Animal
Law Blog: Break These Chains and Shackles
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Battle
Creek, MI Dog Shot After Escaping Chain
Upcoming Events
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Come hear DDB founder,
Tamira Thayne, speak and visit the DDB table at the Virginia Federation
of Humane Societies Conference March 26 and 27 in Virginia Beach, VA.
For more information, go to www.vfhs.org.
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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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