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2023-02-10
It’s Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week!
Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week this February 7-14 aims to raise awareness about the cruelty and dangers of chaining dogs, and change hearts and minds about how…
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2022-03-18
Texas Law Wasn’t Able to Help This Tangled Up Dog
Hopefully Texas’ new law addressing the welfare of chained dogs will protect more from suffering, and change more hearts and minds about how to better care for dogs.
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2022-02-11
It’s Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week
This February 7-14 is Have a Heart for Chained Dogs week, and we’re continuing to work to end this cruel practice and raise awareness for the countless dogs suffering…
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2022-02-01
MEDIA RELEASE: Texas Man Sentenced For Animal Cruelty Over Hanging Death of Dog
In Defense of Animals is appalled with the outcome of the trial of a family that was charged with animal cruelty for the death of their dog, who died entangled and…
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Justice for Animals
2022-01-21
WATCH: We Didn’t Give Up on Finding Winston
We couldn’t be happier for Winston and his friends, who were rescued from life on a chain.
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2021-12-23
Tethered and Abandoned, Smokey Deserved Better and Got It
Abandoned dog whose guardian was suffering from addiction gets a new home.
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Justice for Animals
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2021-12-10
Urge Mongolia to Pass Its First Law Protecting Animal Companions
Mongolia needs an animal companion rights law to provide a safe and humane environment for them and to improve their guardians’ responsibility.
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Mongolia
2021-11-12
Texas Bill to Protect Chained Dogs Finally Becomes a Law
After vetoing a similar bill this summer, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott finally acted positively on behalf of abused dogs when he signed the Safe Outdoor Dogs Act into…
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chained dogs
2021-05-21
WATCH: Dog Transforms After Spending 8 Years on a Chain!
When we heard about a dog chained without water or shelter, we rescued him & our hearts melted seeing him when he knew he was safe.
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Justice for Animals
2021-04-29
MEDIA RELEASE: Mississippi Man Charged for Chaining Dog Without Shelter in Freezing Cold
We rescued Max, a dog who was left chained to endure freezing temperatures and attacks, and his guardian has been charged with animal cruelty.
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2021-02-18
VIDEO: Chained Dogs Helped By You!
The Deep South is freezing right now… but unchaining dogs make our hearts so warm. Thanks to our Animal Advocates who have supported us to shelter and unchain so…
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Hope Animal Sanctuary
2021-02-10
MEDIA RELEASE: In Defense of Animals Champions “Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week"
In Defense of Animals is championing Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week this February 7-14 to expose the misery and suffering chained dogs endure, and the risks…
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2020-12-23
Urge Mississippi Lawmakers to Step Up for Cruelly Tethered Animals
We won a huge victory for animals in Mississippi this year, but we’re taking it even further by calling for legislation to protect animals who are cruelly chained,…
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2020-09-17
Demand Justice for Chained Dog Who Died After Hanging for Three Days!
Tethering dogs is becoming more and more socially unacceptable, and in many places it’s even illegal. However, there are still people who leave their dogs tied,…
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2018-05-11
Surviving on Trash, Brave Dog Loses Her Fight
Texas rescue finds a starving dog in family's yard.
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Texas
2018-05-03
Pickens County’s Dark Secrets Exposed!
Pickens County Council decided that a tethering ordinance was not necessary.
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Pickens County
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unchaining
2018-04-06
Move over cruel Iditarod! Hello brazen Antarctica Ice Maiden!
Why get excited over spectacles of dog abuse and suffering, like the Iditarod
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2018-03-22
The Fight Continues for Tethered Dogs State by State
Day after day and night after night dogs languish at the end of chains.
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Georgia
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South Carolina
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2018-03-15
Camo’s Chains Have Been Broken - Thanks to You!
Judge Joyner made the decision hoped for on the abused and chained dog, Camo.
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2018-03-08
Chained Dog Liberated from Abuser!
A chained dog from Columbus GA has a bright future thanks to animal advocates
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Justice for Animals
2018-03-02
Keep Tormented Dog From Going Back to His Abuser
Harold Johnson's mouth dropped in disbelief as he looked at the skin-and-bones dog
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2018-02-20
Dogs Forced to Pull Sleds Exempt From Legal Protection
What started out as a delightful excursion turned into an outing of despair.
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sled dogs
2018-01-11
We've Begun to Break the Chains!
How do we change the lives of thousands of innocent victims?
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2017-12-07
Share This New Reporting Form To Save Chained Dogs' Lives
IDA’s Break the Chains campaign needs help gathering information on tethering
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