Dogs deserve better than life on chain
Published: October 15, 2009
As a person who grew up with shelter dogs in my home, being included as part of our family, I must admit that I’ve never understood the concept of the “outside dog.” Seeing a perpetually chained or penned so-called “outside” or “backyard” dog has always evoked a great sadness and bafflement in me.
Why do people get dogs if their plan is to relegate them to a permanent, forgotten status of lawn ornament, being virtually ignored by the family?
As a result of this isolation, many chained or penned dogs are seriously neglected. They lack fresh, unfrozen water, adequate housing, hygiene and the most basic veterinary care, including vaccinations required by law.
Days can go by before anyone feeds or waters them, and medical symptoms or conditions go unnoticed. Animal control officers can do nothing because currently, there is no legislation on the books to provide them with the power to approach these owners, provide counsel and/or remove the dog from its neglectful environment.
The wording of model legislation and a letter to send to state representatives can be found by visiting the Web site http://www.dogsdeservebetter.com/laws.html.
This is something we, as a community, must rally together to outlaw or at the very least have laws that limit chaining.
Animal control officers’ hands are tied when there is no legislation to enforce. A community will receive what it chooses to tolerate, and we must no longer tolerate placing dogs in permanent, solitary confinement and think that it’s OK.
We all pay the price with our tax dollars, our property insurance and worst of all our safety, especially our children’s safety.
Remember, “Happiness to a dog is what lies on the other side of a door.” (Charleton Ogburn Jr.) How sad when a dog never sees the door open.
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Affectionately but Firmly,
Pissed@Post
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One “sick” animal!!!!!!!!!
Are You a NUSLA lover?
Get a clue lady. Dog are just dogs, not human beings. They stink and they disturb the peace. Their lives consist of eating, barking and defecating. Most dogs kept as pets ignore instructions, eat their own vomit and feces, and spend a lot of time licking their own genitals ... and then lick you idiots on the mouths. Why don’t you just save some time and skip the middle step: spend few minutes a day licking your dog’s genitals yourself?
I, personally, do not refer to them as “dogs” any more. I refer to them as NUSLAs (Nasty, Useless, Scrotum-Licking Animals). Dogs are good for nothing more than disturbing the peace, soiling the carpet, and making it unsafe walk or ride a bicycle around the block without carrying a big stick and being on constant alert for the unleashed ambush dogs that lie quietly in wait at the edge of their neglectful owners’ yards.
The little ones are usually worse than the big ones. These yappy little butt-lickers tend to wait until innocent passersby get close before they leap out into the street snarling and barking and bearing teeth, rushing in toward the ankles of anyone not ready for the ambush. If the owner of the dog reacts at all, it is usually with some token and completely ineffective verbal comment, like: “Don’t worry. She doesn’t bite. ... Get back here Fluffy, you bad doggy.“
Meanwhile, the innocent passerby is trying to recover from heart failure while walking backwards and fending off the nasty, snarling nips at his ankles as non-chalantly as possible. In reality, the passerby has a very strong (and justified) urge to kick the dog’s teeth in, breaking its nasty little neck in the process.
Yes, I know, there are exceptions to every rule, and so there is a small minority of dogs that serve a purpose, and, therefore, should be allowed to co-exist with humans in a civilized society. Seeing-eye dogs are the obvious example. Working sheep dogs are another example. Guard dogs ... that one is debatable. The cost to society may not be worth the benefit (just like hand guns).
And no, there won’t be any dogs in heaven. Dogs do not have souls or spirits, just small rudimentary brains. In fact, you may not be there either, if you don’t stop caring more about and spending more money on your dog than you spend on helping to feed starving human beings! Do you know what the Bible says about dogs? Nothing good. Among the Bible’s forty references to dogs, not one reference says anything good or complimentary about a dog. The scriptures refer to dogs licking up blood (1 Kings 21:19), licking sores (Luke 16:21) and returning to their own vomit (Proverbs 26:11; 2 Peter 2:22). “Dog” is a title of contempt in scripture (Isaiah 56:10-11; Matthew 15:26), figurative of sinners and of male prostitutes (Philippians 3:2; Deuteronomy 23:18).
Are you an NUSLA lover? If you are, please don’t move into my neighborhood. You should be taken against your will to be “re-educated” in a camp for NUSLA lovers, while someone with an ounce of common sense puts your annoying NUSLA to “sleep” for you.
Don’t worry. Principles of abnormal psychology tell us that you can recover from your obsession—from your bizarre, co-dependant relationship with that dirty animal that regularly licks its own balls and then licks you on the mouth.
Affectionately but Firmly,
Pissed@Post
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