. . . is now online.

Your article was way over due. You said it just like I feel it.
I would love to talk to you about joining me in my anti-tethering campaign.
I am an area rep for Dogs Deserve Better.
I am sure you seen the link on the HSUS sight. I was a little disappointed that we didn’t get mentioned, but that is beside the point. There are folks like you that agree with us. We just need people like you to publish this kind of material. And we can make a change if we all pull together.
You can call me. My # is on our website
WWW.DogsDeserveBetter.com
Click on the Rep link .
Thanks again for the great article. I will be posting this article on our group.

Regards,
C. L

Bart:
Thank you for your editorial today (3/20)on dog chaining. 
I looked at the pictures that are posted on the T-D web site and they are gut wrenching.  I noticed that most of the dogs pictured seem to be pit bulls or pit bull mixes, which saddens and frustrates me to no end.  One of the dogs I share my life with is an American Pit Bull Terrier rescue. The negative behaviors encouraged and fostered by dog chaining is one of the many problems the APBT breed faces.  Chaining is particularly harmful to an avidly social dog breed, like the APBT.
While chaining and tethering is not currently illegal in VA, what we can all do right now is report the instances where we see abuse - any dog chained or tethered without food, water, or shelter - to animal control authorities.  Get the facts (www.unchainyourdog.org), and try to talk to owners about the behavior problems associated with chaining or tethering.  I print out the information and put it on mailboxes, if I do not feel I can approach the owner and the situation is not so neglectful that animal control can step in.  DEMAND that legislators pass a bill that makes chaining and tethering dogs illegal in VA.

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