Make Indiana a chain free state !
- by: Marie Belanger, Dogs Deserve Better
- recipient: Representative Tim Harris
We believe that it's time for Indiana to join the anti-tethering movement and put an end to the suffering of the perpetually chained/tethered dog. Leaving a dog chained is cruel to the dog, being a social animal they crave companionship and constant chaining leaves them alone and frustrated not knowing why they have been shunned from their family.
In September of 2006, Gov. Schwarzenegger of California signed SB 1578 into law, limiting the amount of time a dog can be chained to 3 hours per day. Marion Indiana passed an ordinance limiting chaining and the City Council of Terre Haute has voted unanimously to limit chaining as well. Indianapolis, Bloomington and Nobelsville all have laws addressing chaining.
California, Connecticut, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia all have implemented laws to protect dogs from this barbaric practice.
Thousands of female dogs become pregnant at the end of a chain every year, adding to the overpopulated and stressed shelters across Indiana.
Anti chaining also is key to eliminating dog fighting because dog fighters always use chaining as a means of creating an aggressive dog who is kept just inches from other dogs, creating an insatiable drive to kill the other dogs. It also protects police officers from drug dealers who so often keep very aggressive dogs chained to every door preventing police officers from approaching unannouced.
Please consider this legislation for Indiana. These poor dogs suffer heat stroke, freezing cold, hunger, thirst, boredom, anxiety, stress, sadness, anger and extreme loneliness that can lead to psychological damage and in so many cases causes them to become aggressive because eventually everyone who comes into contact with them is perceived as a threat because they cannot escape.
Our other initiative is Mothers Against Dog Chaining please visit :
http://www.mothersagainstdogchaining.org/attack.html
Read the stories of these children, look at their precious faces. So many of them did not survive being attacked by the dog they thought was their friend, a dog that may have been their friend at one time but slowly lost their minds as a result of being chained and alone for so many days, weeks, months or years.
As you are probably aware, in 1997 The USDA stated that they don't believe that putting a dog on a tether provides adequate housing by any means and stated that "This change in regulations reflects concerns voiced by the public and affected industries during a series of public meetings we held in 1996," Dunn said. "As a result of that input, persons now using tethers as 'housing' will be in violation of the Animal Welfare Act."
If tethering is unacceptable for dogs in industry, it must be deemed unacceptable for man's best friend as they are companion animals, not lawn ornaments.
Don't allow them to suffer in silence, let's, as humane Hoosiers demand better treatment for these special animals who are prevelant in almost every aspect of our society. Police, military, companions for the disabled, rescue and recovery work ... the list goes on.
Dogs Do Deserve Better !!
To see how so many chained dogs are forced to live visit :
http://www.youtube.com/?v=mMzfOvK5QFI
Vary sad lives !
Sign PetitionSign PetitionIn September of 2006, Gov. Schwarzenegger of California signed SB 1578 into law, limiting the amount of time a dog can be chained to 3 hours per day. Marion Indiana passed an ordinance limiting chaining and the City Council of Terre Haute has voted unanimously to limit chaining as well. Indianapolis, Bloomington and Nobelsville all have laws addressing chaining.
California, Connecticut, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia all have implemented laws to protect dogs from this barbaric practice.
Thousands of female dogs become pregnant at the end of a chain every year, adding to the overpopulated and stressed shelters across Indiana.
At this time, the Indiana statute only addresses chain length, yet constant chaining has been deemed cruel by the A.S.P.C.A, H.S.U.S. and The American Veterinary Medical Association. Adding new legislation to Indiana Statue to protect dogs from this cruelty seems to be the obvious thing to do.
Anti chaining also is key to eliminating dog fighting because dog fighters always use chaining as a means of creating an aggressive dog who is kept just inches from other dogs, creating an insatiable drive to kill the other dogs. It also protects police officers from drug dealers who so often keep very aggressive dogs chained to every door preventing police officers from approaching unannouced.
Please consider this legislation for Indiana. These poor dogs suffer heat stroke, freezing cold, hunger, thirst, boredom, anxiety, stress, sadness, anger and extreme loneliness that can lead to psychological damage and in so many cases causes them to become aggressive because eventually everyone who comes into contact with them is perceived as a threat because they cannot escape.
Our other initiative is Mothers Against Dog Chaining please visit :
http://www.mothersagainstdogchaining.org/attack.html
Read the stories of these children, look at their precious faces. So many of them did not survive being attacked by the dog they thought was their friend, a dog that may have been their friend at one time but slowly lost their minds as a result of being chained and alone for so many days, weeks, months or years.
As you are probably aware, in 1997 The USDA stated that they don't believe that putting a dog on a tether provides adequate housing by any means and stated that "This change in regulations reflects concerns voiced by the public and affected industries during a series of public meetings we held in 1996," Dunn said. "As a result of that input, persons now using tethers as 'housing' will be in violation of the Animal Welfare Act."
If tethering is unacceptable for dogs in industry, it must be deemed unacceptable for man's best friend as they are companion animals, not lawn ornaments.
Don't allow them to suffer in silence, let's, as humane Hoosiers demand better treatment for these special animals who are prevelant in almost every aspect of our society. Police, military, companions for the disabled, rescue and recovery work ... the list goes on.
Dogs Do Deserve Better !!
To see how so many chained dogs are forced to live visit :
http://www.youtube.com/?v=mMzfOvK5QFI
Vary sad lives !
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