Unchain the dogs of New York State!

[lakotasong]

Please sign to encourage New York State legislators to join the anti-tethering movement!

Care2 : The Petition Site : Unchain the dogs of

[c0_re]

signed, whast the point of having a dog if it's on a cage\chain\teather all the time.

[lakotasong]

This morning we are up to 414 signatures!!
Give a chained dog some hope this Christmas,
sign and cross-post this petition
to help free them from neglect!

Christmas card source: Dogs Deserve Better

[Swiftwind]

I've signed the petition!

[greekblue]

I've signed too!

Dogs that are chained suffer and become vicious unable to distinguish between a real danger and a non-threatening situation; they are trapped and alone, so it is impossible for them to feel connection to humans, so they will eventually become aggressive and vicious towards them. A dog needs to know where it belongs and it will be loyal to that; trapped in a chain, they belong nowhere, so they will try to protect themselves from anything outside of the small chained world they live since they cannot even escape if a true danger arises -- YOU as a human would react the exact same way if left chained in an environment you cannot know if it is dangerous or not! Imagine yourself been left chained and unable to escape if something happens -- YOU as a human would also lose trust on other human beings and YOU would become aggressive! Chained dogs are like severely abused children who perceived everyone as untrustworthy and dangerous. Can you blame them? There is no point to have a dog if one does not want to make it a member of his/her family. If one must chain a dog, he/she should NOT have one on the first place. UNCHAINED THE DOGS AND BAN THE PEOPLE WHO CHAIN THEM FROM OWING A DOG. STOP THIS CRUELTY NOW!