Is this because of a PT'er?

[lv4dogs]

I am in tears looking at & reading the links that were posted in another thread.


If you go to this site http://www.unchainyourdog.org/FactsPhotos.htm About 3/4 of the way down the page you'll see a white husky type mix dog named Snowball. Wasn't that dog rescued because of someone on PT? I could swear I remember seeing that dog in posts on here about a year or so ago.

[shais_mom]

I think that lovemyshiba posted about a rescue mission of Snowball or something.

[lv4dogs]

I thought I've seen it posted on here before.

Where has lovemyshiba been anyways. I think about her often as my neighbor has a Shiba that looks just like hers. I always forget to ask about her though. (bad me). I so miss seeeing & heering about her crew.

[lvpets2002]

Oh those pictures just disgust me to no end.. My dogs have a huge fenced back yard.. I would not have a dog if they had to be chained.. ** This Snowball is not the same one (I dont think).. The other Snowball did not have a Cataracted eye & this dog does.. **

[Kfamr]

http://petoftheday.com/talk/search.php?searchid=72747

That's what I found.. one thread by Denyce is pretty big - there's a few about this dog though.

Poor dogs don't deserve "life" on a chain.

[JenBKR]

That website made me sick. How horrible, I just want to cry. And with all that some of those dogs have been through, they still look like they are smiling. I think we can learn a lesson from those dogs.

[lvpets2002]

http://petoftheday.com/talk/search.php?searchid=72747

That's what I found.. one thread by Denyce is pretty big - there's a few about this dog though.

Poor dogs don't deserve "life" on a chain.

Oh it is the same dog == How horrible

[lv4dogs]

Thanks Kay, thats what I thought.

[K9soul]

I was looking at Dogsdeservebetter.com last night and read the letter from the founder of that organization, and was so moved by her answer when she is asked why she focuses on chained dogs. She said:

"Because they are the forgotten cause. Their abuse is much more subtle, no less insidious. They may not be in immediate danger of death. But death of the soul is still death to me. And they are dying out there, piece by piece, hour by hour."

So very true.

[lv4dogs]

I was looking at Dogsdeservebetter.com last night and read the letter from the founder of that organization, and was so moved by her answer when she is asked why she focuses on chained dogs. She said:

"Because they are the forgotten cause. Their abuse is much more subtle, no less insidious. They may not be in immediate danger of death. But death of the soul is still death to me. And they are dying out there, piece by piece, hour by hour."

So very true.

I know, I too was moved by that statement. It is true, sad and very true.

[JenBKR]

So incredibly sad - did you see this cartoon on that website?



Just makes me want to cry...

[Daisy and Delilah]

Those pictures and the stories are breaking my heart. This is so sad it's hard to believe that anybody can be that uncaring and unfeeling. Who in their right mind would put an innocent animal through such torture? I'm adamant when I say; if you have a dog that you feel should be chained, then you shouldn't have that dog at all. It's a barbaric practice committed by monsters

[pnance]

Those pictures and stories are so heart breaking, and hit a really sore spot for me. I've never chained or had a dog chained outside, but I've had to deal with the results. I'm Bear's third owner, and from what I understand his original owner had him chained on a 3-4 ft chain outside on a porch for the first 4 years of his life. As a result by the time I got him when he was about 5 he had severe arthritis in his back legs, absolutely no flexibility, no muscle mass in his back legs, and could barely get up and down. He's doing much better, but you can only repair so much. He'll always have the problems he's had as a result of being on a chain unable to move around. He'll always have to be on glucosomine and I have no doubt he'll eventually have to be on rimadyl. He will never be able to just jump up and start running with the others. He's a happy, friendly boy that loves attention and to imagine him left alone outside unable to move around breaks my heart. So when I see a dog chained I see Bear and the results he stuggles with daily.

[Vela]

I'm glad you could give him a new home. I have a girl with similar issues from the same types of things, but hers was a crate. It's hard to watch but they are still so happy. Glad to see him have a better life!

[Alysser]

I am actually crying from the last picture. A dog getting hung by a friggin chain! That person better get 20 years in jail for that and COUNSELING! Seriously, more then twenty years. That is completely unesscary!