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May 27, 2009:
Cause she was chained outside, of course! But this year, that Hound Dog is a darn lucky dog...
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Mar 25, 2009:
With 29 Days of Tips and Tales for Animal Rescuers
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Mar 19, 2009:
Anti-Chaining Organization To Document Dogs Living Chained In Every County in Preparation for Year Three of Battle for a Law Limiting Tethering
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Mar 2, 2009:
Woman convicted of dog theft in Pennsylvania
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Feb 22, 2009:
Today is February 22, 2009, and I’m officially off probation for the theft of a dog left flailing about in the mud and his own feces—unable to stand for three days—yet who, regardless of his plight, remained chained indifferently to the same doghouse he’d known forever.
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Jan 26, 2009:
Calls for Immediate Ban on Dog Chaining in Pennsylvania
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Jan 24, 2009:
I'm doing a TV interview here in Connecticut on Sunday about the chaining of dogs for life, in which case I decided to investigate how chaining is being addressed in Connecticut...in case you don't know it, there is a chaining law in CT which states that dogs cannot be chained for 'an unreasonable amount of time.' Granted, that's not the best law, it's very vague, but it certainly implies that dogs cannot be chained 24/7, right? Check out what occurred in only 1 hour of being in the state:
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Jan 6, 2009:
Elementary School Students, Clubs, Groups, and Individuals Needed
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Oct 10, 2008:
6 Choices, 6 Days to Vote, .60 Cents per Vote
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Oct 5, 2008:
Please Help get Justice for Shepp, a German Shepherd left to Starve on the End of a Chain
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Oct 1, 2008:
As Election Day approaches, both candidates are filling the airwaves with talk of change...
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Sep 14, 2008:
'Paks' press home issues plaguing companion puppies and prime classroom pontification
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Sep 5, 2008:
I don't normally ask for 'favors' from you all, but this one is so easy and can REALLY bring awareness to our cause.
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Aug 26, 2008:
Want to Get Your Name on TV?
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Jul 23, 2008:
Animal activist changes name to
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Jul 9, 2008:
Updates are pouring in, and we will be working all week to get them up, along with photos and articles from our chainees.
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Jun 13, 2008:
Please come to the Chicago Chain Off if you live in that area to support the efforts of Dogs Deserve Better.
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Jun 2, 2008:
Every year between Memorial Day and the 4th of July, my mind and the minds of the nation ponder the meaning of FREEDOM.
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May 2, 2008:
Chain Off has been held annually around the 4th of July since 2003, highlighting the reality that while Americans are celebrating their own freedom, there are tens of thousands of Man's Best Friends in every state who are still not free: America's chained and penned dogs. These dogs are found in backyards stretching from Delaware to Alaska, from Maine to Hawaii, all throughout the provinces of Canada, and in countries around the world.
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Apr 24, 2008:
April 24, Altoona, PA — Their families and friends feared for their lives and elicited promises of daily phone calls, but the Dognamic Duo braved the trip anyway; 3,453 miles, 12 states, 240 dog caretakers, and 1051 chained and penned dogs, all in the space of just 12 days. The Dognamic Duo, consisting of animal activists Tammy Grimes, founder of Dogs Deserve Better, and Dawn Ashby, Public Liaison Director of Dogs Deserve Better, hit the road to prove two things: just how prevalent chaining and penning are in America, and how crucial it is to dog advocates in every state to step up to chain-ge minds via education and legislation.
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Apr 15, 2008:
We've been posting the videos and diaries daily online as promised, even though we haven't had time to answer e-mails or send out a mass e-mail since Day 3. But we're still here, there, and everywhere! Each day has been an adventure, and each day has shown us (and you) something different. We've never worked harder in our lives, out driving and filming and meeting people and doing press by day, and writing and creating videos each night until midnight or 1 a.m. But it's been worth it!
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Apr 12, 2008:
Day 5 Alabama—Too Young to Be a Mother!
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Apr 10, 2008:
Day 3—Louisiana Dogs Need Love Too!
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Apr 8, 2008:
Watch the Pre-Tour Video and Videos From Days One and Two!
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Apr 4, 2008:
Today, as I'm sure most of you know, the animal advocacy world is abuzz with news of the Puppymill issue making it to the Oprah show.
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Mar 26, 2008:
March 27, Altoona, PA — What if someone wanted to prove that they could drive to any state and in the space of a few hours easily find, photograph, and videotape a minimum of 10 dogs spending their lives at the end of a chain?
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Mar 20, 2008:
Group warns against danger of chaining dogs,
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Feb 12, 2008:
To view this statement on YouTube, visit this link:
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Jan 28, 2008:
Every week at Dogs Deserve Better we receive pictures of chained dogs that are obviously just another piece of trash, left and forgotten, in the caretaker's yard. The dog sits, day after day and year after year, amidst old junk cars, broken toys, rusted tools, and nameless and sundry other used up and broken paraphenalia, becoming too sad to even bark or make a fuss anymore.
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Jan 23, 2008:
Hold On...A Look Back at DDB
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Jan 23, 2008:
Meet my newest foster, Delilah. (Rumor has it she is considering me for her new mommy...
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Jan 23, 2008:
Tipton, PA -- January 22, 2008 -- As Valentine’s Day approaches, non-profit Dogs Deserve Better is asking for help from dog lovers and others in an unusual direct mail outreach which pairs Valentines created by schoolchildren with America's chained dogs.
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Dec 17, 2007:
On September 11, 2006, I rescued a dog that was dying at the end of a chain in a muddy yard in a small Pennsylvania town. I was subsequently arrested.
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Dec 14, 2007:
I wanted you to hear it from me before you heard it from anyone else. Today at 5:00 p.m.
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Dec 6, 2007:
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Nov 30, 2007:
Dogs Deserve Better, a non-profit working on numerous fronts to end the suffering endured by dogs that are kept perpetually chained or penned, is offering free memberships for students through January 31, 2008.
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Nov 7, 2007:
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Oct 24, 2007:
Blair County D.A. seeks to bar defense evidence from the courtroom
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Oct 16, 2007:
Asks caretakers to keep dogs inside every night—especially on Halloween
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Oct 4, 2007:
Vote for the DDB 2008 Calendar "Formerly-Chained-but-Now-Free-and-Lovin'-Life" Cover Model of your Choice:
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Sep 14, 2007:
Dogs Deserve Better competes with leading national nonprofits for honor
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Sep 3, 2007:
Woman accused of dog theft issues statement in response to Pennsylvania DA's attempt to bar defense evidence from trial
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Sep 3, 2007:
Dogs Deserve Better, a national nonprofit working to end the suffering endured by dogs kept chained or penned for life, announced that auction has started today for a one-of-a-kind artpiece addressing dog chaining, dog fighting, and the abuse of America's pit bull type dogs. The piece, created by founder Tammy Grimes, is entitled "Falling Star, Rising Son: The Football Player and the Pit Bull", and contains stars and a shard border cut from actual NFL football tickets which were donated to the organization.
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Aug 10, 2007:
Let's Celebrate, Plan Ahead, Forge the Way!
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Jul 26, 2007:
Asks YouTube viewers for their most creative ideas in light of the NFL boycott
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Jul 25, 2007:
Founder to attend, condemns dog-fighting as 'worst form of cruelty imaginable'
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Jul 17, 2007:
108 People in 36 states live chained to doghouses over the July 4th Holiday to seek freedom for America's neglected canines and to educate about the dangers of chaining a dog
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Jun 25, 2007:
Non-profit Dogs Deserve Better's "Unchain the 50"
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Jun 23, 2007:
Dogs Deserve Better Celebrity Collars for Dollars Auction Now Live!
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Jun 18, 2007:
"Celebrity Collars for Dollars" Fundraising Auction
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Jun 13, 2007:
Did you EVER in a million years think we'd get 26 states and 65 people? Plus British Columbia? Probably not.
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May 17, 2007:
Mothers Against Dog Chaining Advises Parents NOT to Leave Children Unattended with Chained Dogs; Logs 16 Chained Dog Attacks on Children since Mid-April
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May 17, 2007:
I question a society where those who step up to save a dying animal are arrested and prosecuted; yet those who allow an animal to suffer and die in their very own yards are rarely brought to justice and seldom even charged with more than a minor infraction.
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May 14, 2007:
Grimes' "When the Circle of Compassion Extends to All"
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Apr 14, 2007:
Advises Parents to Socialize Dogs with Children;
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Apr 11, 2007:
On 4/17/07 there is a pre-trial motion hearing to dismiss all charges against DDB founder Tammy Grimes at the Blair County Courthouse at 10:30 a.m.
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Mar 5, 2007:
Dog Whose Rescue Initiates Legal Battle has Died
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Jan 20, 2007:
Dogs Die at the End of Chains as Cold Sweeps the Nation
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Jan 6, 2007:
For Immediate Release
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Sep 25, 2006:
Shocking Video Footage of Doogie Suffering and Unable
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Sep 8, 2006:
Dogs Deserve Better has uploaded the DDB Public Service Announcement starring Adrian Zmed of TJ Hooker and Grease 2 fame to You Tube.
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May 24, 2006:
For Immediate Release to the Press
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