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| "He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Unknown |
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LegislationWant to understand the process? Click Here to find out how a bill becomes a law. Overwhelmed by the process? Click here to read an account from our President on her first lobbying experience. It's difficult for everyone but it gets better! Thanks to your support, SB696 passed!!!! There is a lot of different legislation being proposed this session and here's a list that you may want to review: Need talking points for your Senator or Delegate? Please visit our Chaining Facts page for information. Here is a template for writing to your local representatives encouraging them to enact dog chaining/tethering laws and ordinances. Click here to download the PDF. Congress and the House of Representatives To find out who your Congress representatives are and send them a letter about changing legislation follow the links above. County Codes and Ordinances can be found at here. Many communities have either banned tethering or chaining or have included tethering or chaining provisions in their animal protection ordinances. A list of can be found at the link above. The ASPCA Advocacy Center has a links to current Federal and State legislative activities regarding all animal laws, click the link above for more information.
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Breaking News"Justice for Dogs becomes Man's Best Friend" read the article here Anti-Chaining Petition click here...... AVMA Pet Food Recall, click here Learn more about pet abuse and animal cruelty click here... Channel 13 News Coverage from House of Delegates Hearing click here... Examiner article about Anti-Chaining bill click here... How it all began, "Russ" full story... Menu Foods Recall Information click here ... Formally chained dogs, rescued then poisoned full story... |
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