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The 3rd annual Dogs Deserve Better “Have a Heart for Chained Dogs”
campaign delivered 3,061 Valentines, dog treats, and anti-chaining brochures
on February 14. The Valentines were made by 29 school groups, five Scout
troops, three institutions for the mentally handicapped, a therapy dog
group, and individuals including Bar Mitzvah candidate Andrew Moskowitz
of Florida, said Dogs Deserve Better founder Tammy Sneath Grimes.
Galveston County Animal Services manager Michele Reynolds, of Galveston,
Texas, paid her staff $1.00 for each chained dog whose address they sent
in, Grimes said.
Grimes in March 2005 joined the ANIMAL PEOPLE staff as associate web producer.
Through the efforts of retired elementary school teacher Connie Davie,
profiled on April 1 by Sarah Newman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Creve
Cour, Missouri in January 2005 became the 60th U.S. city in recent years
to restrict how long dog may be chained. Davie, like many others winning
passage of anti-chaining ordinances, brought to the task demonstrated
commitment to both child and animal welfare. About a third of all fatal
dog attacks on children involve dogs whose territoriality has been accentuated
by prolonged chaining.
