Outdoor chained dogs often live a very poor quality of life - lacking freedom to roam and exercise, while being exposed to harsh weather extremes.
With your help, we would like to raise $ 2,000 in order to help
outdoor chained dogs with the following items as needed:
Not exact matches
Airlines that Allow Pets Safety on the Road: Pet Auto Travel Pet Friendly Hotels -
Chains Outdoor and Travel Gear for Your
Dog Pet Strollers Purse - style Pet Carriers
And then what about the
dogs and other animals who are
chained up
outdoors with nothing more than a flimsy
dog house?
FYI - We take the adoption of our
dogs seriously - So many of our rescues have had lives on
chains or living in
outdoor pens and that's not allowed here.
(b) To lawfully tether a
dog outdoors, an owner must ensure that the
dog: (1) does not suffer from a condition that is known, by that person, to be exacerbated by tethering; (2) is tethered in a manner that will prevent it from becoming entangled with other tethered
dogs; (3) is not tethered with a lead that (i) exceeds one - eighth of the
dog's body weight or (ii) is a tow
chain or a log
chain; (4) is tethered with a lead that measures, when rounded to the nearest whole foot, at least 10 feet in length; (5) is tethered with a properly fitting harness or collar other than the lead or a pinch, prong, or choke - type collar; and (6) is not tethered in a manner that will allow it to reach within the property of another person, a public walkway, or a road.
Fences For Fido improves the quality of life for
dogs living
outdoors by building fences free of charge for families who keep their
dogs on
chains, tethers, and in small enclosures.
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These
dogs have spent most of their lives living in unsanitary conditions, in addition to being kept either
chained outdoors or crated inside a house.
A
dog left
outdoors on a
chain, unable to reach food or shelter is lonely and will bark out of boredom and frustration, will usually prompt a complaint from neighbors about the noise.
Pawmetto Lifeline is initiating a new program called Unchain Midlands that will improve the welfare of
dogs who are continuously living
outdoors on a
chain by offering free fencing and
dog - houses for pet owners in need.
The
dogs typically live
outdoors, tied to short
chains and isolated, without adequate shelter or companionship.
The
dogs had apparently been living
outdoors for most of their lives, some of them tethered by
chains for so long that they suffered deep neck lacerations from the
chain collars.
While moderate time may be spent in an adequate
outdoor kennel and
dog house they can not be kept outside exclusively and never
chained.
They are kept
outdoors on thick, heavy logging or tow
chains that usually weigh as much as three times the body weight of the
dog.
If possible do not
chain or confine your
dog outdoors (it is illegal to
chain your
dog).
Fenced yard space is preferred, but not required
Dog is not to be
chained or tied up indoors or
outdoors under any circumstances.
Dogs can get so excited about something they see
outdoors that they break free from their
chains and run after it.