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05-23-2006, 04:09 PM
Urgent: Help Get Dogs off Backyard Chains in California
Show your support at a news conference Wednesday at the State Capitol
This is National Dog Bite Prevention Week, and we need your support on Wednesday, May 24, for a bill that could help reduce the number of dog bites in California and prevent dogs from being continually confined on backyard chains.
SB 1578, the Anti-Chaining Bill, would prohibit chaining or tethering a dog to a stationary object as a primary means of confinement. Research has shown that chained dogs are nearly three times as likely to bite as dogs who are not chained.
The Anti-Chaining Bill is sponsored by the California Animal Association (CAA), of which the Animal Protection Institute (API) is a founding member.
How You Can Help
Please attend the news conference on Wednesday, May 24, at 10:00am in conjunction with National Dog Bite Prevention Week to show support for the anti-chaining initiative as a proactive way to reduce dog bites.
CAA will have free bags of dog treats for the first 10 animal advocates who attend.
News conference details:
Wednesday, May 24
10:00am
California State Capitol North Steps (facing L Street)
Speakers include:
The bill’s author, Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach)
Sacramento City Animal Care Services Director Hector Cazares
Barbara Hodges, DVM
Barron, a Schnauzer who was rescued off a chain
Background on the Anti-Chaining Bill
SB 1578 would help protect hundreds, if not thousands, of dogs who lead lives of misery at the end of backyard chains. Dogs can become anxious, neurotic and aggressive due to long-term confinement on a chain. They can choke to death when their chains became entangled with other objects, or develop infections and severe wounds when collars become embedded in their necks.
Under current state law, animal control officers cannot cite citizens for chaining unless they find other signs of neglect, such as lack of food and water. Often, by that time, it is too late to save the dog.
For more information about the news conference or this bill, email Pam Runquist at [email protected]. To read the bill text, click here (https://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1551-1600/sb_1578_bill_20060327_amended_sen.html).
Thank you in advance for coming to show your support for this important bill!
Posted 05/23/06 - Okay to Forward/Crosspost
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Show your support at a news conference Wednesday at the State Capitol
This is National Dog Bite Prevention Week, and we need your support on Wednesday, May 24, for a bill that could help reduce the number of dog bites in California and prevent dogs from being continually confined on backyard chains.
SB 1578, the Anti-Chaining Bill, would prohibit chaining or tethering a dog to a stationary object as a primary means of confinement. Research has shown that chained dogs are nearly three times as likely to bite as dogs who are not chained.
The Anti-Chaining Bill is sponsored by the California Animal Association (CAA), of which the Animal Protection Institute (API) is a founding member.
How You Can Help
Please attend the news conference on Wednesday, May 24, at 10:00am in conjunction with National Dog Bite Prevention Week to show support for the anti-chaining initiative as a proactive way to reduce dog bites.
CAA will have free bags of dog treats for the first 10 animal advocates who attend.
News conference details:
Wednesday, May 24
10:00am
California State Capitol North Steps (facing L Street)
Speakers include:
The bill’s author, Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach)
Sacramento City Animal Care Services Director Hector Cazares
Barbara Hodges, DVM
Barron, a Schnauzer who was rescued off a chain
Background on the Anti-Chaining Bill
SB 1578 would help protect hundreds, if not thousands, of dogs who lead lives of misery at the end of backyard chains. Dogs can become anxious, neurotic and aggressive due to long-term confinement on a chain. They can choke to death when their chains became entangled with other objects, or develop infections and severe wounds when collars become embedded in their necks.
Under current state law, animal control officers cannot cite citizens for chaining unless they find other signs of neglect, such as lack of food and water. Often, by that time, it is too late to save the dog.
For more information about the news conference or this bill, email Pam Runquist at [email protected]. To read the bill text, click here (https://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1551-1600/sb_1578_bill_20060327_amended_sen.html).
Thank you in advance for coming to show your support for this important bill!
Posted 05/23/06 - Okay to Forward/Crosspost
API Newsletter & Action Alerts. Copyright ©2006 Animal Protection Institute, PO Box 22505, Sacramento, CA 95822. All rights reserved. You have received this email because you subscribed to our newsletter. To unsubscribe or update your preferences, visit this link (https://www.api4animals.org/mailinglists/index.php?p=preferences&uid=4a12b5276ae43163605b5336ee948d84)
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