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PETA URGES JACKSONVILLE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE TO BAN CHAINING DOGS
PETA.org ^ | August 10, 2005

Posted on 08/11/2005 7:16:59 AM PDT by Asphalt

Jacksonville, Fla.--- This morning, PETA sent an urgent letter to Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Hyde and his fellow councilors, urging them to follow the lead of more than 70 other jurisdictions across the country—including Orange County, Hollywood, and Dania Beach, Fla.—and ban or restrict the chaining of dogs. The appeal follows the reported August 3 discovery of two malnourished dogs abandoned in Jacksonville whose chains had become embedded in their flesh.

Chained dogs are forced to endure weather extremes and spend their entire lives eating, sleeping, and eliminating in the same few square feet of space. Chained dogs are defenseless, making them easy targets for thieves, dogfighters, cruel teenagers, and neighbors annoyed by their barking.

What’s more, chaining highly social pack animals, who need companionship and room to run, is cruel because it deprives them of the social interaction they need and can make them aggressive. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that chained dogs are nearly three times more likely to attack than dogs who are not kept tethered. PETA maintains an extensive file on children who have been mauled or killed after wandering into chained dogs’ reach, including a Jacksonville girl who was attacked in February. In 2002, chained dogs killed more American children between the ages of one and nine than did falls from playground equipment or trees and fireworks accidents combined, and they killed as many kids as did gun accidents.

"Dogs are members of the family and deserve better than to be chained up like bicycles," says PETA Cruelty Caseworker Dan Paden. "Jacksonville officials will do a good deed for their constituents and for dogs by banning this cruel, dangerous practice."

PETA’s letter to City Council President Kevin Hyde and the City Council follows. For more information, please visit HelpingAnimals.com.

August 10, 2005

The Honorable Kevin Hyde, City Council President Jacksonville City Council 117 W. Duval St., Ste. 425 Jacksonville, FL 32202

Dear Mr. Hyde and Councilors:

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the world’s largest animal rights organization, with more than 850,000 members and supporters worldwide. We have received a number of calls regarding authorities’ reported August 3 discovery of two malnourished dogs chained at an abandoned Jacksonville home. According to news sources, the chains had become embedded in the animals’ flesh. The dogs are now recovering in the care of their rescuers and have since been named Pablo and Precious.

Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident. Dogs kept chained are often as deprived of food, water, shelter, and care as they are of proper socialization. Would you please consider passing an ordinance that would severely restrict or altogether ban the cruel, dangerous practice of tethering dogs? Please find enclosed for your review statements from Wichita, Kan., Animal Control, Tucson, Ariz.’s City Attorney’s Office, and the Washington Humane Society regarding the success of their tethering ordinances.

Chaining is detrimental to the physical well-being of any animal. In addition to hanging or choking to death after becoming entangled or leaping fences, many dogs left to fend for themselves at the end of a chain fall prey to attacks by other animals or cruel people. They die of heatstroke throughout the summer and succumb to exposure during the winter.

Additionally, dogs are highly social animals who crave companionship. Forcing them to live in semi-isolation robs them of essential interaction with other dogs and praise from their human families. Chained dogs are thus frustrated animals who grow more territorial by the day, deprived of their ability and instinctual need to flee perceived threats. It’s no surprise that chained dogs maul or kill people every week. Dog attacks are a serious public safety issue, and the worst victimized are often young children. In the past year alone, at least 33 American children have been severely injured or killed by chained dogs, including a 4-year-old Jacksonville girl this past February.

Tethering dogs is an animal- and public-welfare hazard. More than 70 jurisdictions—including Orange County and the cities of Hollywood and Dania Beach, just last month—have recognized the dangerous consequences of chaining dogs and have passed laws addressing this practice (please see http://www.HelpingAnimals.com/a-tether.html for a complete list). On behalf of our membership in Florida, we urge Jacksonville to take such an initiative to protect the city and its animals. Please let us know how we can help.


TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: idiots; leftistagenda; losers; peta; petasucks
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Lord, what next?
1 posted on 08/11/2005 7:16:59 AM PDT by Asphalt
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

2 posted on 08/11/2005 7:18:19 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: Asphalt

We all know how PETA treats these family members. They kill them and toss them in dumpsters.

As usual, peta takes a rare incident of animal abuse and accuses all dog owners of the same.

PETA are terrorists, and should be treated as such. They are animal abuser's, and should be charged as such. They are NOT a charitable organization, and should be taxed accordingly.


3 posted on 08/11/2005 7:21:52 AM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: Nathan Zachary
Next thing you know

PETA urges city of Jacksonville to adopt ordinance to ban owning dogs

4 posted on 08/11/2005 7:22:47 AM PDT by Asphalt (Join my NFL ping list! FReepmail me| The best things in life aren't things)
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To: Asphalt

A lethal dose and a dumpster make better kennels according to PETA


5 posted on 08/11/2005 7:23:41 AM PDT by digger48
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To: Asphalt

But of course. It's much more compassionate to have your dog smashed in the middle of the road. Fences are mean too. /s


6 posted on 08/11/2005 7:23:50 AM PDT by Millee (Earth First! We'll log the other planets later!)
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To: Asphalt
"Lord, what next?"

Maybe an ordinance to ban chaining cats?

7 posted on 08/11/2005 7:24:13 AM PDT by Miss Behave (Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
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To: Asphalt
The dogs are now recovering in the care of their rescuers and have since been named Pablo and Precious.

And if they'd been "rescued" by PETA employees, they'd be rotting in a dumpster right now.

8 posted on 08/11/2005 7:25:20 AM PDT by angkor
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To: Asphalt

If I were to beat the crap out of a PETA-phile, do you think a jury would convict me?


9 posted on 08/11/2005 7:26:51 AM PDT by Fierce Allegiance (This ain't your granddaddy's America)
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To: Fierce Allegiance

not unless they were chained


10 posted on 08/11/2005 7:30:47 AM PDT by Asphalt (Join my NFL ping list! FReepmail me| The best things in life aren't things)
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To: mhking

So! If you can't afford a fence, you can't have a dog.

Not all dogs are left on chains day and night; Most are put out for fresh air and sunshine, for limited periods, while their owners are at work.


11 posted on 08/11/2005 7:31:41 AM PDT by TaxRelief
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To: Fierce Allegiance

If it was a jury from the left coast, with a liberal judge instructing them, yes.
It would be best to keep your mujahedeen mask on. If you don't have one, borrow one from anti war demonstator.


12 posted on 08/11/2005 7:33:29 AM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: TaxRelief

Sadly,
in this neck o' the woods,
If you see a dog on a chain, odds are, that is is whole life.

And he probably never gets let off of it either.

If you see a pit, rottie or dobie on a chain, odds are even greater he's getting even worse treatment. But that is just my cultural observations from conversations.


13 posted on 08/11/2005 7:35:40 AM PDT by najida (I officially have a home-- ~~sigh~~ with ice cubes even.)
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To: TaxRelief
Not all dogs are left on chains day and night; Most are put out for fresh air and sunshine, for limited periods, while their owners are at work.

Owners??? Off to indoctrination camp with you! They're "animal guardians" now (or some such nonsense.)
14 posted on 08/11/2005 7:38:00 AM PDT by Millee (Earth First! We'll log the other planets later!)
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To: najida

In this neck of the woods, you never see dogs on a chain, although there is supposed to be a fine if your dog is found wandering around off it.

It appears you are assuming that these dogs never get off it, do you camp outside these homes to see?

How does a Rottie, or Dobie on a chain automaticaly mean they are being abused in your mind?

What does this have to do with ones culture?


15 posted on 08/11/2005 7:42:00 AM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: Asphalt
I wonder what that would do to leash laws.

PETA should be chained up.

16 posted on 08/11/2005 7:49:31 AM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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To: steveegg

chained up? They ought to be outlawed


17 posted on 08/11/2005 7:52:04 AM PDT by Asphalt (Join my NFL ping list! FReepmail me| The best things in life aren't things)
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To: Nathan Zachary

A. I've yet to meet anyone who keeps a dog on a chain (around here) that takes it off for any length of time. And it was like that when I was growing up. I've got a boss, 3 coworkers and a couple of relatives that all keep their dogs chained outside 24/7 and they see nothing wrong with it. They are guard dogs and a way to look 'tough'.

We recently had a man in the news here who had over 30 pits chained outside, with little to no shelter, drinking out of hubcaps and getting fed sporatically (and he saw nothing wrong with it).

While lots of folks were horrified, there were just as many who were like "what's the problem?".

B. No, I don't camp outside to see, but again, you're the very first person I've ever heard to say the opposite. Yes, its a cultural thing around here--- a combination of 'its just a dog, God sez its OK, I've gotta look tough, I need a guard'. Even those with fenced in yards will keep their dog chained to keep it from jumping on them, digging where they don't want them to etc.

C. Erm, dog fights are real popular around here. Plus gangs and drugs. So there is a lot of macho posturing that goes with having a mean dog of a specific breed. The bigger and meaner the better.

Again, maybe I'm just real cynical ;)


18 posted on 08/11/2005 7:52:11 AM PDT by najida (I officially have a home-- ~~sigh~~ with ice cubes even.)
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To: Asphalt; mhking; najida; digger48; Miss Behave; angkor; Fierce Allegiance; TaxRelief; ...

FREE THE DOGS! CHAIN PETA!


19 posted on 08/11/2005 7:52:31 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Islam is not a religion, but rather a means of world conquest" - ALAN BURKHART.COM)
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To: Fierce Allegiance
I HATE PETA!
20 posted on 08/11/2005 8:25:14 AM PDT by Fierce Allegiance (This ain't your granddaddy's America)
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