Yes,
we CAN raise the money for the Dogs Deserve Better Good Newz
Rehab Center for Chained and Penned Dogs
We
are still on the quest for the Dogs Deserve Better Good Newz
Rehab Center to take the place of Vick's Bad Newz Kennels.
DDB
Center Fundraising coordinator Monica Severy and DDB's Tamira
Thayne met with the property owner and a lender on Tuesday,
March 15, 2011. To date we have raised over $121,000 for the
center—thanks to our wonderful supporters—and they were quite
impressed that we'd done so well.
Thank
YOU!
We
are hopeful that if we raise another $30,000 we can get a
property loan and then invite you all to come see it and be
part of the solution.
Can
you help us raise the $30,000? With you behind us, we raised
$4000 last week, and we can do it again this week.
http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/ddbcenter.html
Donate,
or get yourself a Restaurant Certificate, and create your own
page to sell more to your friends and family too. |
We’re
raising funds to transform Vick's Bad Newz Kennels into the
Good Newz Rehab Center for Chained and Penned Dogs.
Please join us in empowering dog lovers the world over...let's
shine a light where formerly only darkness existed.
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this is one delicious deal! For just $20 you receive a $50
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http://www.efundraisingonline.com/DDBGoodNewzRehabCenterforChainedandPennedDogs |
Ezekiel
Case Update: 3/17/11
Both
of Mr. Hockenberry's charges were waived to court today
(meaning he'll face trial, although he could always try to
plea bargain.) This is good news! They are taking the case
seriously.
The
"felony" that surprised us when charges were filed in January
was misfiled. The officer recorded it incorrectly and input
the wrong grade into the system. Translation: it was supposed
to be Cruelty to Animals (Misdemeanor. But it's still better
than the standard PA summary charge.
Hockenberry's
attorney admits he shot the dog. He says his client was
protecting himself from a loose, potentially violent dog.
Statement
from Thayne about the case: "I'm very happy that the charges
were waived to court, and that they are being taken seriously.
I see far too much disregard of animal cruelty in
Pennsylvania. Ezekiel had a very rough start to his life:
dumped by the side of the road, ignored by all who passed him,
left out in the freezing cold, and then shot in what appears
to have been an attempt to kill him. I can truly say he was
one of the nicest dogs I've ever fostered; he was just happy
to be inside and loved. He's already in a wonderful home,
valued, and treated the way he deserves to be. He has not been
dangerous or bitten anyone since coming into my life. I don't
believe for a second that he is or ever was a dangerous dog.
He was like most dogs in that he just wanted a family to call
his own. Now he has that. May justice be served for him."
In
other PA Chaining News, a New Case by Thayne is once again
being stifled by police, the Bedford County, DA, and the
property owners who have moved the dogs so that no one can see
them suffer. Read more about it here: http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/everettpadogs.html |
We
love it when one of our rescues "makes the big time."
Unfortunately,
Riley has passed on now, but he was so well-loved by his
mommies that he has made the "Smiling Dogs" section of the
upcoming Bark Magazine, because they will never forget his
gorgeous face and loving personality!
Let's
hope they give DDB a mention in passing, too. Never hurts... |
Reps
Elizabeth Kline and Lisa Walthers used the money from their
essay win to fund this billboard in Clifton Forge, Virginia,
an area of heavy chaining and penning. Way to go, ladies!
Want
a billboard in your city or town? Visit our billboard page for
ideas and instructions for how you can make it happen too.
It's
VERY empowering to drive by and see your board up, educating
all who drive by.
http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/billboards.html |
I
received a call from someone that saw a chained dog with a
sign in the yard that said "free dog". Realizing that this
neighborhood was known for dog fighting, I immediately went
there and Journey was surrendered to me. The next day I found
a potential adopter and Journey was transported to Charlotte
via another rescue group and adopted into her new home, where
she now lives on a farm and most importantly, in the house
with her family. —Shari Strader, Triad, NC DDB Rep
In
Hiding: Escaping a life in the dark when a town banned pit
bulls
Imagine
being locked in a dusty shed for months on end. You can’t go
outside because people might see that you look like a pit bull
and turn you in. If you’re turned in, you’ll be killed.
This
is exactly how Otis lived after his hometown of Fayette,
Missouri, passed a breed ban in Feb. 2009. The ordinance
banned acquiring pit bulls. Pit bulls already in the town
could be grandfathered in if their owners met certain
requirements, including showing proof of $100,000 of liability
insurance, muzzling their pets when in public (on a leash no
longer than four feet) and meeting specific confinement
requirements for dogs kept outside.
However,
with a median household income in Fayette of only $32,925 (in
2008), many residents couldn’t afford to meet the
requirements.
“These
people can’t afford $1,500 a year for a rider on their
insurance policy,” said Melody Whitworth, the Columbia,
Missouri, area representative for Dogs Deserve Better, a
non-profit organization dedicated to helping chained dogs. (Read More.) |
PA
is once again in hot pursuit of a law, a new law was
introduced in the House by Rep. Mario Scavello. HB826 provides
for much the same as previous bills, and we also await a
similar version to be put forth in the Senate. Please find
your rep at: http://www.house.state.pa.us/index.cfm
We
also encourage you to sign up for PA Lobby Day with HSUS so
that all the animal lovers can flood the Capitol on the same
day. DDB's Tamira Thayne plans to be there, so come that day
and hang out at the Capitol with her while you hunt down some
reps to lobby!
http://action.humanesociety.org/site/Calendar/78552081?view=Detail&id=103301 |
The
public hearing for the Seminole County, Florida Tethering
Legislation is set for Tuesday, March 22, at the 1:30 PM
session and the Commissioners will vote unless they ask for
changes to the ordinance. It’s the second item on the
afternoon’s agenda. Please try to attend! Any questions,
contact Bryan and Carla Wilson at ruvegan@cfl.rr.com. This is
the location of the meeting, time for parking should be
allowed and if you want to speak a form needs to be filled out
http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/guide/facilities/facs1.asp
The commissioners contact info:http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/bcc/ |
Animal
Advocates Address Greenville, SC Committee. The Greenville
County Public Works, Planning and Development Committee
earlier this year held a meeting attended by a large group of
animal advocates attempting to improve conditions for dogs
specifically.
The
main organization on hand was PAWSitive Effects, which has the
following stated objective: to build fences for chained dogs
in its area; educate the public on why tethering/chaining is
dangerous, cruel and abusive; and advocating for legislation
that disallows or severely restricts tethering/chaining as a
means of securing a
dog.
Recent
changes to the county ordinance on animals restrict pet owners
from tethering unattended animals outdoors for longer than two
hours in one 24-hour period.
The
tether would have to be longer than 12 feet and attached to a
swivel and to an animal’s collar or harness. Also the changes
would allow an officers, without a warrant, to break into a
vehicle and free an animal that has been confined if the owner
cannot be located
quickly.
The
committee voted 5-0 to hold a public hearing and forward the
"attended tethering" ordinance changes to full council. (Read More) |
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