The most important thing of all in my life is my passion for animals. I believe in respecting other living things~ I dont buy anything that is tested on animals or has any animal ingredients. I do not wear animals. I do not eat them anymore either, and I am healthier, physically, and emotionally. Im not perfect.. I am still learning everyday. Exploiting animals is one of the ugliest, ignorant, and most destructive things we humans can do not only to the animals, but to our own health, the environment, and the health of the earth itself. ********** coexist respectfully **********
I am a local Representative of Dogs Deserve Better Rescue and this is a full time volunteer "job" for me.

DOGS DESERVE BETTER is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to freeing the chained dog, and bringing
our 'best friend' into the home and family.

DDB, 2003 First Place Winner of the ASPCA/Chase Pet Protector Award, is a voice for chained and penned dogs, whose sadness speaks only through the eyes. As the days become years, many of these dogs sit, lay, eat, and defecate within the same 10-foot radius. Chained by the neck, they exist without respect, love, exercise, social interaction, and sometimes even basic nourishment. They live as prisoners, yet long to be pets.
Would you for one second choose to live the life of these dogs? No matter what reason is given, the bottom line is that it is NOT ok to chain a dog for life. Dogs should not have to live chained or penned as prisoners, yearning for a place in a family, craving acknowledgement, respect, and love. They DESERVE BETTER, and we as caretakers have the obligation to provide it for them.

Please consider today how you can help the dogs in your neighborhood. If you see a chained dog or a penned dog daily, it is time to take action. Please join Dogs Deserve Better today in taking a stand against this mistreatment of dogs.

Volunteer your time or start a branch of Dogs Deserve Better in your area. Become a member and help us prove there is strength in numbers. Help with community awareness by hanging posters, showing the chained dog video, wearing one of our colorful t-shirts, or applying a sticker or magnet to your window/car to educate and provoke thought in those around you. Place brochures and doorhangers throughout the community. Donate to our cause through the donations link or via snail mail.

Take a stand when you see dogs living chained or penned. Speak gently to the caretakers, sharing your convictions and information about Dogs Deserve Better and ways they can improve life for their companion. Print out this chained dog flyer or .pdf letter in which we request that they rethink their decision. (please, do NOT put letters directly in mailboxes, it is a violation of US Postal Code. Instead, check out our door hangers which can be hung over mailbox flags...) (Now available for penned dogs, and in Spanish as a Spanish flyer and Spanish letter...thanks to Jill Natowitz!).

If you are not comfortable approaching caretakers of chained dogs or penned dogs, use the doorhangers or send us the names and addresses of the caretakers and we will send information in the mail. You will remain anonymous.

If you are here because you currently keep your dog chained or penned, we applaud your efforts to give him/her a better life. Browse the articles section for tips on housetraining and fencing. If you need help, contact us at. We will help you.

Start changing the way you and your community think about the chaining and penning of dogs today. Join Dogs Deserve Better to take a stand and make life right for all dogs everywhere! NO CHAINS!

Get the facts about Chained Dogs from HSUS




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***Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. -- Albert Schweitzer
***Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty. -- Albert Einstein ***"The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men." -- Leonardo da Vinci, artist and scientist
"If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals." --Albert Einstein
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Click on any of the links below to learn more about helping animals.
www.animalliberationfront.com
www.dogsdeservebetter.com
www.iamscruelty.com
www.furisdead.com

I don't like............. mean people.... fake people...... TAILGATERS MAKE ME INSANE.... hearing people whine..... sleeping without a fan.... unannounced visitors........ hair in my soup... tangled stuff.... any kind of racket.... miscellaneous debris in my eye........ roaches..... palmetto bugs........ people who lie and create stories because they have nothing better to do......... I LOATHE LIARS................. fearless jumping spiders..... doing dishes..... thieves..... I also dont like.......... when i dont get *it* and everyone thinks i should............ .....math of any kind...... feeling paranoid or antsy.... seedy people..... uncompassionatte people..... selfishness.... people who tie their dogs up on chains or keep them in cages or pens.....
....pretentious people........... garbage on the side of the road.... frayed edges..... poison ivy............ people who spit alot.... screetchy noises..... hospitals... old people driving SUV's.... chewing with your mouth open...... licking your fingers.... slurpy eaters............... .... decietfulness.... .......people who stand by and watch as innocents are suffering.... people who are aware of problems and do nothing to change them...........