Ban the cruel 24/7 tethering of dogs in Socorro County, New Mexico

Too many dogs spend their entire lifetime cruelly tethered, confined to a small radius where they live out their days in all kinds of weather, wondering what’s beyond, wondering what they did wrong, longing for human interaction that never comes.



Why do we sentence our “Best Friend” to years of entrapment with absolutely no quality of life?


Tethered dogs are often completely neglected by their owners other than occasional food and water;

Tethered dogs are naturally defensive in nature due to their restricted movement and inability to flee from harm – making them appear mean or aggressive;

Tethered dogs do not receive the exercise they need to remain healthy or the socialization necessary to make them good companions;

Tethered female dogs, when left unaltered, are continually bred resulting in dozens of unwanted litters during one dogs lifetime;

Tethered dogs’ cables and chains often become tangled making it impossible for them to seek shelter in extreme cold and water and shade in extreme heat.
Please visit and read this article by TheHumaneSociety.org for more on information on tethering, why it is cruel, and the negative effects caused by chaining our dogs outside.