CA's Tethering law
- Prohibits tethering a dog to any stationary object for more than 3 hours in a 24-hour period.
- Allows dogs to be attached to running lines, pulleys and trolley systems, except with a choke or pinch collar.
- Allows dogs to be tethered to fixed objects while at campgrounds and recreational areas that require dogs to be restrained.
Dogs Deserve Better, 2003 First Place Winner of the ASPCA/Chase Pet Protector Award, 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 August 2008, there were at least 233 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.
If you are interested in seeing one of our adoptable dogs, please email Deana @ unchainsocal@yahoo.com or call 909.486.0169. We are not a shelter but a foster based program and will make arrangements to schedule a time to visit the dog.
Dogs Deserve Better California Branch
Po Box 548
Bryn Mayr, Ca
909-486-0169
Email:
unchainsocal@yahoo.com
Sacramento, CA
Email: ddbnorcal@gmail.com
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