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Posted on 08/08/2006 8:27:34 AM PDT by Cagey
08-08) 04:00 PDT Sacramento -- Man's best friend shouldn't spend the day tied up.
That's the message of a coalition of animal rights organizations hoping that state lawmakers will approve a bill to restrict the tethering of dogs.
SB1578 would limit the tethering of dogs to three hours during 24 hours, and, supporters say, hopefully persuade owners not to tie up their dogs at all. Proponents of the legislation say tethering dogs all day is not only unfair to the animals but can lead to more aggression.
"Dogs that are chained permanently become more aggressive and are more likely to bite," said Pam Runquist, a member of the board of the California Animal Association, a coalition of 15 animal rights organizations. "It's also a horrible existence for a dog. They are social creatures; they should be part of a family."
The coalition sponsors one animal-related piece of legislation each year, and this year's bill came at the request of animal control officers in the state who were looking for a more specific definition as to how long a dog could be tied up.
Its passage would come as good news for Carl Friedman, director of the San Francisco Department of Animal Care and Control. While current San Francisco ordinances have specific mandates for the shelter of dogs, and require exercise, his officers often have to make judgment calls.
"It's something we need operationally to define -- what's proper exercise?" he said. "When the law defines it, it makes our job a lot easier."
Friedman said tying dogs up can cause a host of problems, including accidentally strangling the animals.
"It happens all the time -- the dog gets tangled up and they wind up suffocating or hanging themselves," he said. "It's a horrendous way to die."
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It always breaks my heart to see a dog tied up but more of these dogs are going to escape if they are fenced. My dogs are house dogs but everyone is not willing to do that. I am really torn by this, glad (for many reasons) I don't live in CA.
What this will ultimately lead to is more dogs being injured as they run loose in the streets, chase cars, etc. What an idiotic bill.
Animal task force shows claws
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1280305/posts
Free the dogs!
never mind
While the animal rights whackos are right, the loonie left is on a roll only briefly abated by 9/11 and the need to go to war...
Being tethered is not necessarily abusive. It depends on how they're tethered, and where. Even out here in the sticks, I unfortunately see dogs on very short tethers, often in the hot sun. (Long leashes have their own problems--dogs sure can get tangled!) A run is the best way to do this, but the liberals in Cal-LALA-land wouldn't have a clue about how to do that. ;)
It is a pity to chain a dog. Most people who do this pretty much ignore the animal. They're dying for affection, even interaction of any sort, and eventually get sort of crazy.
Obviously, I'd exclude 'working' dogs, such as watchdogs from this....they're supposed to be outside and usually aren't pets.
That having been said, nanny staters need to stay the heck out of this. Most communities cover instances of this nature with kennel laws.
Why are they going after dogs when the bigger tethering problem exists in the huge S&M scene in SF? Not only are they tied up, they are also gagged! They need to get their priorities "straight".
There would be no need for such a law if pet owners would be less selfish and more responsible.
If you don't have a fenced in back yard or large fenced in area, then don't get a dog that you keep outside. Get a house dog.
If you don't want an indoor pet, then spend the money and provide an appropriate fenced in area for the dog.
If neither of the above suits you, then just don't get a dog.
I don't know why a State has to make laws. We have local ordinances that specify appropriate treatment of animals. Any time I see a dog where I question its circumstances, I just call the sheriff's department, and someone from animal control goes out and investigates.
Nonsense. A tethered dog isn't necessarily an ignored dog. People do have jobs, and what to do with the dog while they're at work? We found another home for our poochie (Spot, the Wonder Dog who loves being around kids), but while he was here, we had to tether him to keep the farmer across the way from shooting him. (He liked to be around cattle, although he never harmed any of them.) We didn't ignore Spot, but we had to keep him on his run (which gave him access to the wading pool and lots of toys) when we weren't able to watch him--else he would have been shot.
What about the thousands of dogs being beaten to death in China?
"People do have jobs, and what to do with the dog while they're at work?"
An invisible fence costs a few hundred bucks.
Any who ties-out a dog all day should be tied-out all day themselves. This is simply animal abuse. A dog needs at least a run, shelter, and water.
What pray tell is an invisible fence?
I have my terrior mix on a 50-ft. run. He's a fence jumper and if he's off the run, he's out of the yard. I used a piece of plastic covered wire rope with clamps on either end. He can not get close to the fence this way (otherwise he could hang himself). He has lots of shade, grass, a comfy dog house, water and gets to watch folks (and cats) go by. There are a lot of feral cats and given a chance, he will kill the small ones.
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