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Kalamazoo, Michigan Dogs Deserve Better
DOGS DESERVE BETTER is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to freeing the chained dog,
and bringing
our 'best friend' into the home and family.Dogs Deserve Better received the 2003 Pet Protector Award from the American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals To report a chained or penned dog in the state of Michigan
e-mail the address to nochains@iserv.net
We need the street address,city and zip code. If
you know the name of the dog caretaker please provide that also. You
can also send us photos of the chained dog and we will post them on this web site.
Dogs
Deserve Better is a voice for chained and penned dogs, whose sadness speaks only through the eyes. As the days become years,
many of these dogs sit, lay, eat, and defecate within the same 10-foot radius. Chained by the neck, they exist without respect,
love, exercise, social interaction, and sometimes even basic nourishment. They live as prisoners, yet long to be pets.
Chaining is not only
inhumane for dogs, but has taken a severe toll on this nation’s children as well. In the period from October 2003 through
March 2008, there were at least 200 children killed or seriously injured by chained dogs
across the country. Chained dogs, unsocialized with humans, can become very territorial of their tiny space, and
any two year old who wanders into this space can be attacked and killed before adults can intervene. A recent attack in Texas
in March, 2007 left 2 year old Carolina Sotello dead from head and neck wounds.
She was attacked and killed by an unneutered male dog chained in the backyard, next to an unspayed female with puppies. Would you for one second choose to live
the life of these dogs? No matter what reason is given, the bottom line is that it is NOT ok to chain a dog for life.
Dogs should not have to live chained or penned as prisoners, yearning for a place in a family, craving acknowledgement, respect,
and love. They DESERVE BETTER, and we as
caretakers have the obligation to provide it for them. Please consider today how you can help the dogs in your neighborhood. If you
see a chained dog or a penned dog daily, it is time to take action.
Please join Dogs Deserve Better today
in taking a stand against this mistreatment of dogs!
Dogs Deserve Better received
a grant for this billboard from
Attorneys for Animals, a non-profit Michigan organization of legal professionals dedicated
to animals and animal rights.
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USDA- United States Department of Agriculture
From
the Federal Register Vol. 1, No. 68 (July 2, 1996) " Our experience in enforcing the Animal Welfare Act has led
us to conclude that continuous confinement of dogs by a tether is inhumane. A tether significantly restricts the dog's
movement. A tether can also become tangled around or hooked on the dog's shelter, structure or other objects, further
restricting the dog's movement and potentially causing injury."
Scientific
Study
From the study Which Dogs Bite? A Case Control study of Risk Factors" "Our finding
that being chained in the yard may be a risk factor for biting is in agreement with prior studies which have demonstrated
that chained dogs account for a substantial portion of serious and fatal bites."
AVMA-American
Veterinary Medical Association
>From press releases dated May 17, 2002 and May 5, 2003 for National Dog
Bite Prevention Week: "Never tether or chain your dog because this can contribute to aggressive behavior."
HSUS-The Humane Society of the United States
>From The
Chaining and Tethering of Dogs fact sheet-"The practice of chaining or tethering dogs is both inhumane and a threat to
the safety of the confined dog, other animals, and humans."
ASPCA-American
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
>From the web article Phresh
Air Phydeaux- "A dog who's kept outside experiences social isolation. He may engage in excessive barking and
howling in an attempt to reunite with his pack.
AHA-American Humane Association
"Tethering or chaining dogs makes them feel vulnerable and increases their aggression."
Karen Delise (licensed veterinary technician and author)
>From the book "Fatal
Dog Attacks:the Stories behind the Statistics-"chaining a dog is arguably the single most dangerous condition in which
to maintain a dog. Statistically, chained dogs are more dangerous than free-running packs of dogs."
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