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I think that people who chain up they dogs dont deserve to have dogs. Buy a bike if you want to tie something up to a pole, not a living animal.

I think its disgusting when people chain their dogs. This touches my heart because i once knew a man that ALWAYS had his dog chained up near a tree, he couldn't run anywhere. I would always look out my window and it would be rainy or snowing and the man never went outside to give him/her love. One day i sneaked over to their yard and fed the dog. He was extremely shy and scared but we shared a bond. I will never forget that dog and that's why i think its disgusting for people to chain their dog and give them no love at all.

I think that people who chain their dogs are awful! They made a commitment to their dog when they got them, and they should be treating them right, not chaining them up and leaving them outside in the freezing cold! The owners would get mad if their dog tied them outside in the cold, so they shouldn't do it either. It's horrible how some people do this to poor dogs, and they don't think anything of it.

People Who Chain Up Dogs-

I think people who chain up dogs are wrong, sick, && heartless, and if you have ever watched Animal Planet, some of you may already know that people who chain up there dogs, leave them out for hours in the blistering sun, or they leave them out for hours, in the freezing cold. Its sick. A dog can get cold, or hot, and hungry too. At least put a doggy door so they can come in and out. The dogs can get the cain wrapped around them so tight, it leaves a mark in there skin, and it goes so deep the dogs sometimes have to be euthanized, or they can get their leg stuck in the chains, and it may even break it. People who do that are very cruel. There is different ways to do it such as 1.) Taking your dog out every couple hours OR 2.)Putting in a doggy door so he/she can go every couple of hours.
Our neighbors dog leaves his dog out for about two hours a day/ night. The dog howls and howls, and sometimes the guy doesnt come out for him, so now he guy finally put in a doggy door.
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mellie088

I think that people who chain up their dogs dont deserve to have dogs.

Simple, save the dogs and chain the human -- and see how they feel about chaining dogs after a couple days.

i want to give it to my Girlfriend

Having a dog as a pet means they are to be loved and cared for. They deserve to live in a loving home, not outside on a chain. It is cruel to leave them chained up outside, especially in extreme weather. Dogs are gentle creatures that want to love you and all they ask for in return is your love. There is no love in making a happy, sweet dog a backyard dog.

I think people who chain their dogs are inconsiderate to say the least. Not only do the dogs often live without shelter from the elements, food or even water, but often times that chain can really weigh down a dog's collar causing anything from an extremly sore neck to an extruciating embedded collar. Imagine having a chain so heavy and thick around your neck that it literally grows into your skin. I further more think it's sick to chain your dogs because dogs are pack animals. I once knew a girl who's dogs were both chained and became tangled in each others chain and the big dog literally hung and killed the little dog. Dogs need love from their owners, which is impossible while outside. I think there should be a law to arrest anyone who chains their dog.

I feel it's almost like tying up your child when people have their dogs chained to a tree, pole, etc. Except people don't see it that way. Dogs can get scared and nervous when they're left alone and just want to feel save and be comforted. When you get a dog, you need to commit time and love and energy to be with your dog. Just like a child needs.

It is just horrible. Even though I'm a cat person, I know just how much dogs can love people, and it's awful to know that many dogs suffer so much because of the lack of love and the conditions that are outside. Hope people will realize just how much happiness animals can bring to them when they treat them right....

I think people that chain up their dogs, should be put in jail, fined, and banned from having any pets whatsoever....
They do nothing good for the animal by chaining it up. Animals are like people where they need love and affection. That has never in a million years come in the form of a chain.

Thanks for having this contest, and for giving me the opportunity to enter.

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I have a neighbour who has three dogs. They have two very large German shepards ( Bella and Brutus) and a Golden retriever (oliver). For years these dogs got no exercise. They have a very large house, but built a small little room For the dogs to stay free in. They are not allowed anywhere else in the house. and They also have a very large backyard but built a small place on the side of the backyard where the dogs have enough room to walk back and forth having a hard time turning. This upset me very much, so about 7 months ago I went over asking them if I could walk there dogs with mine. Considering the dogs were getting very unhealthy and obese. Every day since I've asked I walk these dogs discluding The nights I dont come home. I don't think any dog should be treated like that. Big dogs are alot of work and need lots of exercise and room to be comfortable. they have been getting healthier and much look forward to our walks.

People who chain dogs should not be allowed to have dogs. So many caring people would love to have a furry companion by their side bringing joy to their lives and there are too many sweet dogs out there who need and deserve a loving home. People who chain their dogs should have their dogs taken away and place into a loving, nurturing home.

Ugh. That's so disgusting. What kind of a person does things like this? I couldn't imagine doing something so horrible to my Sully! He's to awesome, as are all dogs... It's abuse, it's wrong, and it's pointless. If you're not going to actually be with your animals, then whats the point in having them? Give them to someone who actually has compassion for the little guys! Someone who actually has a heart and a spine, not someone like you who has to make up for their backbone-less-ness with cruelty.

I work at a pet store and I hear about owners who keep their dogs chained up all the time. While chaining a dog may be used as an effective instructional training tool in the early puppy months, keeping a dog chained for life is horrible. Even as a training mechanism, the puppy should be tied inside with access to food and water and kept comfortable, but restrained, while learning. Dogs are free animals and deserve to be free, as long as they learn the boundaries and rules within a house, first.

It pains me so much to see a dog chained to a fence. It's just as bad and any animal kept in a cage. Dog's should be free to walk were they like, even if it's within boundries, it shouldn't be 2 meter boundries. If you do not want your dog inside your house, you shouldn't be privilaged to have a dog at all.

xoKelsey

This isn't something that needs to be ranted about. It's awful, and it just shouldn't happen. End of story. People who chain their dogs outside and don't keep them healthy and happy should not be allowed to own an animal.

If you have an animal, you should love it not harm it. I think there should be laws against leaving your dogs outside without being out there with it.. Unless you're walking it, theres no need for it to be outside for an extended amount of time, but that's just my opinion.

I can never understand how anyone can mistreat any animal whatsoever. Whenever I see a dog, a cat or any other living being, it's like looking into the eyes of another person. It's obvious that they understand us and love us. Dogs love the people that hug them, feed them, play with them. They're shy or excited about meeting new people, they have personalities, just like we do. All dogs have their own personal quirks, just like we do. They strive to defend their companions and even show it when they know when they've done something wrong. Why there are people out there who don't understand that dogs are not things to display but companions is so beyond me. Just one look into any dog - or any animal for that matter - and you can see into a living, loving, thinking soul. Just because they don't speak our language doesn't mean that they're too stupid to know any better. People who can just chain a dog to something and leave it there for an undetermined amount of time seriously need to get their minds checked. Any dog who has been left without any sort of nourishment and companionship will cry, whine and radiate a feeling of total neglect and dejection. How can any heartless fiend ignore that? People would react the same way if they were to be starved and chained off from the people who are supposed to love them.

Why do people have a pet if they just chain it up and neglect it? When they got their pet were they like, "hmmm, this looks like a good lawn ornament"? It's not just a lawn ornament, it's a living breathing animal. It's neglectful and cruel to leave your dog on a chain for it's life... chains belong on prisoners not dogs.

I think that it is absolutely disgusting when people chain up their dogs. These people should not have animals because they cannot properly take care of them. Dogs are extremely social animals who need human interaction to be happy. Chained dogs are vulnerable to disease, fights, frostbite, rain, and even abusive people. They become distant, aggressive, depressed, completely the opposite of what a dog should be.

For starters.....how would you feel if you were chained up all day?
How would you feel if you were left out in over 100 degree weather? How would you feel if you were left in the cold weather below 30 degrees, and last but not least, how would you feel if you were left with no food or water, if in fact that is the case. Its not only cruel, its degrading and heartless!!!! We should all treat our animals like any other member of the family because thats who they are. We make a choice to bring them into our family and they deserve to be treated fairly.

What I think about people who chains their dogs?

I think they are pretty disgusting for letting their dogs suffer alone and chained. I don't see what's the point in having a dog if you are not going to take care of him and you'll leave it in your backyard as if it was another garden gnome over the grass. They should think twice what they are doing and be punished for it.

I think it's so messed up. I used to watch Animal Cops on Animal Planet all the time and some of these dogs were starving, bones showing, chains deep in their skin because they were trying to escape. I'm glad I haven't seen this situation in person. I'd be horrified. Dogs are social, they need to be around people they need to be loved and I don't understand why some people think that chaining them is ok.

I think that people who chain their dogs up are completely insensible. It takes away the dogs sense of freedom.
I doubt anybody would volunteer to be chained up by another person. Whether it be in the backyard or outside of a store, it is still very wrong, even for a few minutes. There are numerous factors that could be fatal to the dog, for example; the heat, cold, strangers, other dogs, stuff they could eat, people could abuse the dog, or even steal.
All in all, if you are willing to leave your dog tied up to a random pole outside, then you seriously need to question the bond between you and the dog, [and your sanity].
I doubt many people would leave a child, no matter how old, chained up outside, even if it was in the backyard. If the child wanted in, you would most likely let it in. So why should it be any different with a dog? They are living, breathing animals, and they can feel stuff just as we do.
They cannot speak to get something they want, so they have to trust you as an owner and companion. It would be pure negligence to defy that trust that they have with you to tie them up and leave them. There very lives are in the owners hands, and if they are too ignorant to see that it is wrong to leave a dog tied up, then they are greatly mistaken.
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Chains rhymes with disgusting...kinda.

i love my dog :)
i wouldnt leave it outside in the cold, or in the hot.. but chaining dogs is the only way to keep them from running away when theyre in the back alone. so if a dog really likes it outside, chaining them to something is a decent thing to do. this isnt to say that just leaving them outside all the time is good. especially in canada. they'd freeze to death o.o
anyways. i dont leave my dog outside, cuz he likes it inside. and hes very cuddly :) hes on my lap right now ^^

Chaining up your dogs is wrong. Dogs just like humans deserve their freedom and should have space to run around and be free.

I think people who chain up dogs should get chained up for a whole day, and see how it feels. Furthermore, do it when its raining outside.

To me, making a dog suffer both physically and emotionally by means of chain is awful. If people stopped to think about what they do before they do it and (I know dog's don't wear shoes) put themselves in their victim's shoes, I think a lot of needless suffering would be prevented. I have no respect for these people and consider them lowly losers. Dogs just want to be loved and give love, be loyal, and please their companions. How can someone take a creature that's dearest desire is to be perfect for their human? I won't even try to understand these people. I think they are awful.

I am appalled that somebody could even think, let alone do such a thing to a dog! It is not right, and inhumane beyond words. I have a dog of my own, and I always go out with her to make sure she does her business. When I start to get cold, I bring her in right away. I don't want her to get sick or for anything bad to happen to her. My old dog, before she passed away, we took her from somebody who couldn't take care of her anymore. The owner was too old to take care of Katie(the dog), and her son was moving her to an old folks home, so he decided to chain Katie up outside, because she was barking a lot. We luckily got there just in time; otherwise Katie would have been stuck in a humane society's kennel, and most likely put to sleep. So I know from experience, how saddening, and disturbing leaving your dog outside is.

chaining a dog, or any animal for that matter, is one of the stupidest things you can do. Leaving a dog out in the cold is like leaving a child in the cold. A dog is a pat of the family, at least in my house, and leaving it without love and warmth is cruel. Dogs are not just a trophy or an item. They need love, and chaining dogs is not showing the love.

When I was little I used to walk past a house everyday on my way to school. They always had there two dogs chained up in the front yard. They never had drinkable water. They never had food. The two dogs tried so hard to get to eachother but they were chained with in inches of being able to. Every day on my way to school I would give them each a half of my sandwich and on the way home I would give them each a half of whatever fruit I had. (It was there desert) One day I decided I needed to think of a lie to get my mom to put extra food in my lunch, so I told her that one sandwich wasn't enough for me. So she started packing TWO sandwiches. On my way to school, each dog got there own sandwich. I was only 8 years old when this took place. The day I walked past there house and they were nowhere to be found, my childish brain thought *it's about time you take your dogs inside!!!* Well, I know now that that wasn't the case. Wherever they ended up, I'm sure it was a better place.

I have no tolerance for animal neglect or abuse. If you can't love your animals, WHY DO YOU HAVE THEM?!?!?

I have one more short story. When I was 10 years old i was walking to my friends house when I saw a man hit his dog in the face with a shovel. I screamed bloody murder! It still sends shivers up my spine thinking about it. I ran to my friends house and told her dad what I saw. He called the police. People who hurt defenseless animals should be put in prison. No different from child abuse.

It's really depressing to see dogs being treated this way. Those who have them chained don't deserve the right to own a dog. Animals have feelings too, they just want to be loved. I've had my dog for two years and I've never done such a thing and I never will. He means the world to me.

It's very disrespectful to chain a dog up. It doesn't take much to keep a dog inside your house or let them roam around the yard. If your worried that the dog might make a mess inside, give your dog to someone who will take care of it and make it happy. A dog comes with responsibilities, which means taking care of them, make them happy, and treat them like a loving family member. keeping them on a chain will not make them happy and might get them sick. The chain might even hurt their neck. A dog has feelings too, would you do it to a child?

I think that if you're going to have to tie up a dog, don't get one in the first place.

Just like people, animals need to roam around and have their own peace.

Would these people chain their children to a pole to ensure that they don't run away? No.

They'd teach/train their children to be obedient. It's called obediance lessons, people.

If you're going to buy a dog, you need to realize the huge commitment you're going to need to make.

Just like children, dogs deserve attention and love. It's what they crave.

Chain up your dog? You're a monster.

I think it's awful to chain up a dog like they dont have any feelings. all dogs want to do is run around and play. If they don't have the time to take care for ther dog, they shouldn't have gotten one in the first place. instead of chaining it up, they should just let it in the house! Chaining up your dog hurts them and newsflash! everything feels pain!

Unless the dog is rabid and or going to viciously maul a person. . . .no dog, or any animal for that matter should be chained up. . . .a dog is always referred to as mans best friend. . . .but I would not chain up my best friend. . . .it is a bit heartless. Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you. . . .regardless if they are furry or not. . . .animals have hearts and feelings too!~

I think people who chain up their dogs are heartless and, should not have dogs. How would they like to be restrained to a chain. A dog needs the freedom to run outside, it's what dogs do. Owners are suposed to love and care for their dogs and chaining them up is not careing, it's a punishment. My dog is like a child to me, and I would never think of chaining her up. A child needs to be comfprted just like a dog does.

I don't think it's right for dogs to be chained.
If you don't have the time and patience to take care of a dog then you shouldn't have one.
Dogs need freedom and love.
I would never tie my doggy (:

People who leave their pets unattended are terrible. Whether you leave your dog chained in your backyard or in your car on a hot day, it's cruel. Would you like being chained to a pole outside in the freezing cold? I didn't think so. Dogs need love and care, not a rope-span. They deserve to be inside, warm and dry with their family. Who knows what other creatures are out there. We get raccoons in our backyard all the time, and they can get pretty nasty.

People who chain their dogs are [CENSORED]!!!!!!

Why even buy/adopt a dog if you're not willing to look after it?

Poor doggies...if you have a dog, you should treat them well! My dog always had a nice big yard to run around in and was never chained up. Would YOU want to be chained up?

I don't think anything extreme about them, just that there uneducated about the subject (They must be for what they are doing to to these poor animals). They seem to not realize the dog (or any other animals) view on how its getting treated. I just think they need to be more informed and spend a day on a chain, in his/her front/back yard, and see what its like. (P.S, The jersey is adorable)

People that chain innocent animals outside should be thrown into jail for the rest of their life.

I think that people who leave their dogs outside should be punished. It's animal abuse. You wouldn't leave your baby outside in the cold why would you leave a poor helpless animal outside? My dog won't even stay outside for more then 5 minutes when I take her out, so I can't believe people would just chain their dogs up and leave them out there all day. It's disgusting and those people need to be shown their mistake. They should not be allowed to have any animals if that is how they are going to treat them. The dogs deserve better homes where they are actually allowed in the home and not chained outside. These people should be fined or spend 24 hours in jail or something.

Well. As a owner of a puppy mill rescue dog, I am personally offended at people who abuse dogs. I am a large dog activist. and endangering dogs is the most foul of all deeds. Chaining up dogs is disgusting and should deffinately be banded. dogs are a privledge not a right and should be treated with love and respect, just as if it was a human.

i think chaining up dogs in the backyard when it's cold is cruel. animals have the right to be somewhere warm and secure. they are like children, most people wouldn't tie their own children out in the cold....

Parents wouldn't chain their kids to a tree? So why do they chain dogs to trees? Dogs are members of the family and we don't chain family members!

Dogs are like children. You should treat them with evrything they need and more. People who chain thier dogs outside and without any shelter, food, or water are mean, iconsiderate people who think that they are superior to everything around them. They don't have any feelings and can care less if their dog or child lives or dies. A dog should be cared for as much as a baby and doesn't deserve anything less. Those heartless, ruthless people are digusting, rude, and mean to say the least. People have hearts so they aren't even considered humans. Possibly aliens from another plannet that doesn't understand anything about animals. It is our duty to tech these 'children' about animals and tech them the correctway to treat an animal, big or small. Thank you PETA for helping accomplish this task and educating these peole that what they are doing is wrong. Who knows, maybe the light bulb will start working in their heads and they will right their wrong doings.

People should be arrested for this kinda of stuff. It really is animal cruelty. Most people don't even know HOW to really take care of a dog, and to be honest- not even my own boyfriend and his family know how.

i think anyone who chains up their dogs should be put on a chain and tied to a tree and left out there. its just cruel. when you get a pet its like adopting a kid. it belongs in the house.

People that chain their dogs up are stupid and cruel. They make me sick, and I hate that they do that. It's just horrid.

It's so awful to see a dog chained up in a backyard. Dogs really do have a lot of human emotions; they feel scared and lonely just like we do. Chaining dogs is something that a lot of people unfortunately don't see as abuse, but it is both physical and emotional abuse. Potential pet owners should be aware of this before they make the HUGE commitment of getting (hopefully adopting) a dog. I think that a lot of times dogs end up chained in the backyard because they were given as presents to children, and the children end up not wanting the dog that once was a cute, tiny puppy. Parents and adults really need to make sure they have the time, energy, money, space and LOVE for a dog before they bring one in to the home.

Somebody or something created this world full of people and animals and other living creatures. Whether you believe in God or not, I think we all know that animals were not put on this planet to be abused and to be chained. Just like you wouldn't just go over to another person and kick them in the head, why should it be acceptable to do something like that to an animal. If a person has a need to do something like that, that person doesn't deserves to be treated the exact same way. If those people experienced how torture and fear, I think the abusing would stop straight away. IQ isn't the important factor - people and animals have feeling; both need to be treated with respect!

I think that people that tie their dog(s) to a chain are inhumane especially when the weather is unbearingly hot or cold.. It's basically the same as leaving a person outside.. They feel and experience things just like people do. I think that these people don't deserve a dog at all.. If you don't have the time or if you don't have enough love, don't get a dog! Dogs need to be cared for, if you care for them, they will care for you, it's as simple as that..
My point is: It's cruel, abusive and inhumane!

AWWW! those are ADORABLE! and they promote a good messege! it makes me cry when people decide to hurt animals. I mean why would that even cross your mind?!?!?!?! Dogs have separation anxiety just like people so don't leave them left alone! and besides if they want to be your friend why not?! I mean they are loyal so if your otehr friends decide to ditch you..you always have your pet. And you wouldn't lock your friends out in the cold...thats not right!

I can't stand it when people have their dogs tied up. If you're going to tie up an animal in a public place, you shouldn't have brought it with you in the first place. Also, if you need to tie up your animal in your yard..try putting up a fence. (But don't just leave them out there all day and night without any attention.) Dogs need to run and get exercise and be free. If somebody tied up their kid, they'd be arrested and have the child taken away from them. I don't see why animals are looked upon differently. Also, "runners" that people use for dogs are dangerous not only because of dehydration issues. I had a neighbor who used one on their pets and their dog ended up hanging itself.

Anyone who leaves their dog chained up in their backyard doesn't deserve to keep a dog. The entire point of having a pet is to love and care for them. Animals aren't accessories or objects that you can just put outside when you don't want to deal with them. If you really loved your dog they would be in your house with you, and not chained up in the back.

People who chain up their dogs should try it out themselves. Let's see how they like being chained up. Dogs feel the physical pain of being chained up as they do the emotional pain. Then the people wonder why their dogs are mean and angry. Let's see how happy those people are after being chained up for a couple days. They wouldn't survive an hour.

I think that people that chain their dog are awful. They have no love for animals, so they shouldn't have a dog or any other animal. That shirt is cute!

Anyone that has a pet, dog, cat or fish, knows that it is fully their responsibility for all around care for the creature, and for loving it like their own child. Some people feel as though chaining their dogs is a way of protecting them, to keep them from getting loose and into the street. But heres some food for thought, if you had a baby, wouldn't you do everything in your power to make sure that whatever environment the kid os growing up in, living in, is safe and just right for them? So why not for pets? If people are such responsible pet owners, shouldn't they have a fence around their yard so they can allow their dog to run around and play? Or at least have a fenced in area somewhere in the yard?

Whatever the case, chaining dogs up is a cruel and unusual punishment that has to end. I mean, how youd you feel if you were tied to a tree, knowing that other people are able to reach that tennis ball just a foot infront of where your short chain ends? Pretty miserable isn't it.

Yeah, that's what i figured you'd say.

People who chain their dogs outside need to also be chained outside for a week to see how they like it!

Dogs are naturally social beings who thrive on interaction with human beings and other animals. A dog kept chained in one spot for hours, days, months or even years suffers immense psychological damage. An otherwise friendly and docile dog, when kept continuously chained, becomes neurotic, unhappy, anxious and often aggressive.

Chaining is not only inhumane for dogs, but has taken a severe toll on this nation’s children as well. In the period from October 2003 through August 2008, there were at least 245 children killed or seriously injured by chained dogs across the country.
Chained dogs, unsocialized with humans, can become very territorial of their tiny space, and any two year old who wanders into this space can be attacked and killed before adults can intervene. A recent attack in Texas in March, 2007 left 2 year old Carolina Sotello dead from head and neck wounds. She was attacked and killed by an unneutered male dog chained in the backyard, next to an unspayed female with puppies. Then the most annoying thing is the dog is then killed. But wouldn’t you feel like killing someone after being constricted to one space day after day. Because to be honest I no I would, would you for one second choose to live the life of these dogs? No matter what reason is given, the bottom line is that it is NOT ok to chain a dog and leave it in the back yard for the rest of its life.
Dogs should not have to live chained or penned as prisoners, yearning for a place in a family, craving acknowledgement, respect, and love. They DESERVE BETTER, and we as caretakers have the obligation to provide it for them.
What gives anyone the right to do anything like that.

I think chaining dogs is the worst thing in the world. People who do it deserve to be put in jail they need to know what they're putting their dog through. Some people do it to their dogs to hold them there when they are gone...but why not leave them in your house or maybe a kennel or room. Chaining dogs or any animals for that matter is irrational, wrong and supid. If you see someone chaining their dog they should be reported for endangering their animal.

awwwwwwwwwwwwwww..that shirts sooo cute...and it looks comfy...plus i think people who chain up their dogs should be chained down themselves. Let them see how it feels for a change. I love my dogs and id NEVER do that. I let them roam freely in my backyard,although theyre well trained. Dogs have feelings too..and when theyre chained and then left all alone with no escape..how do you think they feel?..ask scared as you would feel if someone did that to you. I know id be scared to death

Dogs are COMPANION animals. They are social creatures, and chaining them up outdoors drives them crazy!

Why would anyone have a dog just to chain that dog up all the time?

We all need to advocate for the chained dogs in our community. Ask their owners if we can find their chained dog a good home.

People who chain dogs up should be put into prison. If they don't want their dogs to run around, they should just take them on long walks. I could not imagine spending day after day in my bare skin, running around in circles, desperite for love. People chaining dogs is the reason why we have so many dog attacks. If people would just let dogs play out their energy, their energy would not be turned into aggression.

It's horrible. If people don't want to care for a dog the way that any living thing deserves to be cared for, they should never have the dog in the first place. Dogs need love, not to be chained outside and ignored.

When I see dogs chained outside on the street in the winter, my heart breaks as I watch them look for their owner through the store window. Sometimes, the owner may even be enjoying a cup of joe indoors.

People need to be more responsible about their dogs. Pets need love and attention, too, just like anyone of us. Give your dog quality time, and if you're just going to drag your dog around form store to store and leave him/her outside, you might as well leave him/her at comfortably at home.

why would you even get a dog if you're going to keep it chained up? dogs just want to be with their families and to be loved, like anybody would. they have feelings too, so i don't know why some people act like they don't. they are loyal, loving animals who want to be loved back.

Dogs are loving and gentle creatures that need as much love as you can give them. I think that people that misstreat their dogs (chaining them up, abusing them, with-holding food and water) are cruel misguided souls... I mean-- dogs don't understand why they're out there... what they did wrong. And, frankly, I don't either. I think that those people don't deserve to own an animal, they need to have their dog taken away, and they need to learn how to love, starting with themselfs.

i feel that people who chain their dogs should not be allowed to be pet parents. it's laziness, plain and simple. if you lack the time, money, or human decency to treat your dog like a family member and not a piece of property, then don't adopt. let someone with a soul give your animal the home it deserves.

there are so many humane, realistic options that can replace chaining a dog. again, people need to simply stop being lazy and put forth an effort. i'm sure we all have a neighbor who wouldn't mind watching a dog while its owner is at work - considering the economy, it's also a considerate way to earn a few dollars. there are kennels and doggie day care centers all over the place who specialize in loving your pet when you can't be there.

where is the line? are we going to start chaining up the elderly? babies with colic? tantrum-throwing children? i know that a dog and a person are two different animals, but emotions are the same. fear, distress, love - we have to realize that they're felt by both.

People who chain their dogs (or any animal for that matter!) are just vile and cruel. How can you leave your pet and companion alone to suffer by itself. That's just wrong. Every living creature requires love and care to survive. If you don't have the time and the heart to take care of a dog, you shouldn't have one at all. They have emotions and feelings as people do and require the love and care as a child/enfant would. They count on you to take care of them and look to you to nurture them and to show affection towards them. They aren't something you can just get and forget about when you get bored of him/her. It's disgusting and a shame to see that some people stoop low enough to actually commit the crime of chaining a friend.

I think it is sick, wronge, and it makes you heartless if you do it. What if people did not understand the way you talked and tied you up, and you could do nothing but sit there. I bet most people would not like it. Neither would I, thats why when my dogs want to go out I walk my huge back yard with them, play, and give them affection so they know they are love(my dogs names are kota and max, and i love them very much) So my overall opinion of what i think it is just wronge.

I think its appalling and shameful to chain up dogs. I would love to chain up the owners and see how they like it! Maybe they would change their abusive behavior!

Well, obviously we should just chain the owner up in the desert with no water or food for as long as they would leave their dogs outside and dress them up in a big winter jacket so they feel how the dog feels with all the fur they have.

I see people tie their dogs up all the time and it's terrible to see the dogs trying to get away and to hear them barking all the time for someone to help them. One of my neighbours used to chain his little dog outside no matter what the weather was and we could hear him barking all night. If you decide to get a dog, you should realise that they need attention and love just like anyone else.

People who chain their dogs just want to get out of the responsibilities of owning one. They have lost love for their once beloved creature and now are slowly killing it by exposing it to harsh situations. Its an undeserved punishment.

I think people who neglect animals at all are horrible and should be subject to the same consequences that parents who neglect children are. If someone doens't have to time, or heart, or ability to provide a caring home that will be a good environment for an animal to live too they should not be allowed to adopt an animal into thier family. I think that to be allowed to take an animal into your home you should have to go through a process similar to adopting a child because it is just horrible that someone could ever think it's acceptable to just chain an animal out in the cold 24/7 and have nothing or nearly nothing to do with them.

I rescued a dog who spent the entire day chained to a cord in my (ex) friend's back yard, he could run back and forth perhaps 5 feet and then at night they would keep him in a cage in which he couldn't stand up in. They told me they could not afford a larger cage. I called a local animal charity who came and rescued him and found him a good owner. I think it's shameful and barbaric to chain a dog, don't have an animal if you don't want to "deal" with them.

Those people likely don't have the time, energy, or resources to support a dog. :(

Dog chainers are horrible people. I always feel sorry for the dogs who are out there suffering in the cold and think of my two dogs,a german shepard and scottish terrer.I could never imagine them being out there alone.Cold or not they don't deserve that, and you'd think people would know that. Also, a dog gets in fights easier with animals that come up to it, so when it turns vicious the owner says he doesn't know what happened usually.They are the fault.They are cruel and mean to say the least.That is what I think of them.

It saddens me that people own pets they don't love or think of as living,loving beings. I think you should treat everything in this world as you would want to be treated.

I think it's really disturbing. It is torture chaining any living being so really the person who does it looks absolutely disgusting. It also makes the dog really territorial and vicious.

It's extremely wrong to tie up any living creature to anything. It's just so wrong in every way. But I was thinking, having the dog as a pet is almost the same as this, or animals in zoo's, you know? Animals are suppost to live free, without any human "help". Animals are suppost to find food by hunting and find places to live not go to your local 'Pet Smart' to pick up a bag of dog food. I don't know if I'm making sense to anybody, but I was thinking about it and This sorta makes sense to me. I don't want to offend anybody with this post but I was just thinking one afternoon and It just makes sense. But I'm not saying leave all the animals in humane societys but just to give you something to think about, your animal isn't "better off" with you. A "domestic" animal is an animal that has been trained to live in a house etc which means it's natural instincts to hunt and others are taken away. It's just not right.

if you chain up a dog then you oblivously dont understand them and arnt responsible enough to own one.

people who chain up their dogs are gay, cruel, evil, demented. enough said.

dog chainers are so horrible. hurting an innocent animals that way.They are cruel, mean and should not be allowed to go near a dog again.

Chaining dogs is sickening, what's the need? I mean what did the dog ever do to you? If you feel the need to chain a living creature up, why did you get it! People who do that honestly have no hearts and it makes me very angry! I could understand a collar and leash when you are walking the dog but keeping it outside 24 hours a day on a small chain that nearly suffocating them, not so much. Do people understand that doing that is animal cruelty? It makes me so mad, I can't stand it! Animals have feelings too! I mean my dog has stairs to get up on the couch and every bed in the house, he isn't chained up outside freezing to death! People are sickening and if they don't love their animals or take care of them properly they shouldn't have them, its ridiculous.

I think: if you aren;t going to give a dog the love and companionship that every living being needs, than you shouldnt have one to begin with.

A family member of mine rescued a backyard dog. It spent about 8 years tied to a chain in the backyard. It had to sit and lie in the snow and rain. It often ran out of water. That spent 2-3 years in a small kennel. Unable to feel the cool grass on its pads. Now, In the care of my Grandma, It sleeps on a luxourisous blanket, Eats just about anything (Even celery) And loves to go for walks. I think that if anyone sees a backyard dog, They should simply ask the owner, " Can I have your Dog ?"

I think it's a horrid sight when I see a dog tied up outside. It's a sign of disrespect to intelligent life everywhere.

What do I think about "backyard dogs"????
Sick, SAD and hate it. I get so mad when I see a "backyard dog" When the dog makes that perfect dirt circle from being on a chain that's only 4 foot long until the day it dies. I just want to knock on the door and put a chain around the owners neck and let them walk in circles all day and how they like it. Or just ask them why do they even have a dog. It drive me crazy to see a poor dog like that. It's really sad when people are so busy that they forget about a dog in the backyard. You know when it was a pup the owner loved it and played with it everyday until it wasn't a pup, and now lives the rest of it's life in a dirt circle for doing nothing wrong other then growing up a little. It really breaks my heart to see the "backyard dogs".

I think people that do that are horrible. that's like when people put their children on leashes. it's awful. i don't see how people can do that. dogs are just as smart as humans, and they don't deserve to be chained up.

Why would you get a dog, just to chain it up and compain about it barking all the time?

I can't stand to see a dog.. or any animal.. chained up. It makes my heart hurt... I have seen horses chained to a tree in very hot weather with no food or water to cool them off. I saw this too many days in a row and I obviously reported it.. I think it is despicable.

I think people who chain there dogs are unloving and uncaring of their pets. It is very heartless to chain up your dog. I'd like to ask them "How would you feel if you were chained to a tree. How would you feel to be stuck in one place, in the heat, in the rain, defenseless, bored, dehydrated?" Dogs need to be loved and cared for. Leaving them outside, when they should be indoors and safe from the dangers of the world, is not loving nor caring at all. What if someone takes the dog and hurts it, or what if the dog gets strangled by the chain, if anything happens to the dog, it's all to blame on the owner for not caring for it properly. If people are just going to chain mankind's best friend to a tree, then they do not deserve a dog, nor its loyalty.

I think people who chain their dogs do not understand the concept of giving a dog a home! Everyone should provide their dogs with the love and respect they deserve! This means giving them shelter from the elements and keeping them safe from any potential dangers they may encounter both outdoors and indoors!

I think people who chain their dogs are cruel and insensitive jerks. I've seen dogs outside in the weather that the Lower mainland of BC in Canada is having, and it's insane. How would they like it if their dogs chained them outside in the snow?
Hence, dog chainers = scum.

People who chain their dogs outside are ungrateful for the opportunity they have to connect with an animal that wants to love them. If you have a dog, at least have the good will to care for it, or ensure that it goes to a place where it will be cared for. Dogs will love and protect people who treat them kindly and with compassion, and having a companion who would do anything for you is priceless. The connection between dog and owner is incredibly strong; to chain your dog outside is like chaining your sibling or child to a tree. It's inhumane, and just wrong.

people like that don't deserve dogs i would'nt even chain my doggy!!>>

peta emailed me the sad story of hugo the backyard doggy

In the city where I live [Juarez, Chihuaha, Mexico] people doesn't think chaining their dogs is cruelty.
You see a chained dog each 3rd block, 3 or 4 on each car's mechanic local, and there's people who thinks that, if they're chained, they'll become more 'agressive' and will do better their job: taking care of the house.
Believe me, the sight here is painful.
I'd love to have that Jersey ^^ btw!
'Cause, unlike a lot of ppl in this city, i do know that friends, don't chain friends.

I think people who chain there dogs shouldn't have dogs in the first place, since they either don't have time to take care of them or they just don't care. Dogs deserve to wander in and out of their own home. And shouldn't chaining dogs really hurt their necks? Ouch.

I think people who chain their dogs are the type of people who would support the slave trade. They cant look beyond themselves and their desires and hence cause suffering wherever they go.

It is people like this who live in their own bubbles unaware of all the damage they cause. Hopefully something will burst that bubble of ignorance.

Any being deserves love after all.

It makes me want to cry just to think that a human can be so immature and unloving of all things god created to treat them like they are not a living breathing gift. People that chain or tie their doggies outside should be chained or tied themselves as punnishment regardless of their age. When there are reports on tv about mistreated animals especially doggies i just hug my little guys so tight and kiss them and say a little prayer for all the animals that are mistreated. If i could i would take every doggie that was mistreated and just curl up with them in a big bed and feed them their favorite treats and just hug themand tell them they are loved over and over again.

People who chain up dogs are disgusting they are living beings and deserve to be free and roam around! I mean how would they like it if they were the ones chained up to a pole?! I think if we see a dog being chained up we should go over stop it then chain the person up just to show them how it feels.

I think they must be completely heartless to walk away seeing their animal looking up at them with their sweet eyes, and evil to think that its right.

I live in a city where people often chain dogs they have abused into aggression, for intimidation purposes. This is exploitation at its worst. Dogs aren't here for our needs. They have a right to happiness. Actually just rescued a dog that was used for fighting, and had severe injuries as a result. It has taken A LOT to rehabilitate her, including finding someone to operate on her for free. I want the jersey to show my love for dogs. Plus, it's my b-day. :)

to my daughter

i think they can find an alternative

I do not understand why these people have dogs. I wish the dogs could chain their owners and then the dog owners would know what it feels like to lose their freedom.

I think people who chain their dogs are ignorant disgusting jerks, and they should be chained as well.

I think it's absolutely disgusting and inhumane that people are still doing this.

Since when did the human race lack such heart and intelligence? Are they so ignorant that they completely dismiss the fact that animals have feelings? Are they completely unaware that these feelings function both mentally and physically? Or did they forget all the times their companion barked when they was hungry, whined when they were scared or yelped when they hurt themselves?

I'm absolutely appalled that people are still able to do this obviously without feeling any guilt or shame.

Dogs are intelligent, affectionate creatures and I know mine have become such a big part of my life and I love them just like any member of my family.

If people aren't prepared to care for and look after their companion for the entirity of it's life then they should not be allowed to own one.

All I have to say is that a dog is like a child and if tying a child up outside is abuse then it is abuse to a dog as well. Apparently, some people have trouble understanding this.

Chaining a dog makes them aggressive. A fenced yard is enough-at least the dog can run around the times when it needs to be outside.

NOT MUCH! I DO NOT APPROVE OF THIS.THIS IS INHUMANE AND MAKES DOGS AGRESSIVE AND DANGEROUS.

People who chain their dogs, need to be put in chains. Simple as that. Nothing should be put in chains unless it deserves it, and those who do it to dogs deserve to be put in the dog house!

Have always owned "inside" dogs myself, throughout my life. I think "chained" dog owners ought to be castrated!

People who chain their dogs should get chained themselves. Dogs don't have the freedom to run very far if their chained. Most of the time, the chain's too tight and it will cause injuries on the dog's neck. It gets really cold in the winter and being chained outside could give the dog pneumonia or frostbite. The owners of the dogs wouldn't want to be chained up outside while it was raining, hailing, or snowing... I think it's cruel to chain a dog to a tree or a lowly shack that will fall apart sometime soon... If you're gonna leave your dog outside because it's too big to come inside, at least make sure it has a stable, comfortable house to live in and let the dog be free...

The people who chain their dogs outside in the harsh weather... should try it on themselves and see how much they enjoy it.

I think that people that chain up their dogs deserve to be chained up themselves. Just so they know how it feels. My neighbour chains up their dog while they go to work, but what they don't know is that I go over and bring the dog into my house while they're gone ... hehe. I have confronted them many times on this, because not only is it cruel, but the dog whines and barks all the time when he's chained up.

people who chain up their dogs have no respect for animal life, nor empathy for their "best friend." dog's will provide unconditional love (usually) no matter what, and people tend to take advantage of that. dogs take work, but the benefits are well worth it, and when you chain a dog up outside of your house, you might as well find a pack of wolves and put it in with them, because you're setting that dog up for failure.

It is sad that people chain their dogs. I think it should be illegal.

People who chain their dogs are animal abusers, and ought to be prosecuted as such. Anyone who truly "loves dogs" wouldn't torture them in such a cruel fashion. Dogs are social beings, pack animals, and deserve to live inside with their families.

I think people who chain their dogs need psychological help. Anyone who fails to see the suffering that they are inflicting on their dog by keeping him or her chained must be seriously disturbed.

I think it's horrible.

I think it is TERRIBLE to chain up a dog. It makes me so mad to see a pup chained. It is abuse in my opinion.

I am a little torn on this one because if it is a dangerous dog it should be chained so it can't get out in the street and hurt someone. But on the other hand why do they have such a dangerous dog anyway? As for a family pet it should not be chained but cared for.

When I was a young child, we had two small dogs. Both were rescues, a Jack Russell Terrier, and a Boston Terrier. When my parents built a new home they said the dogs would ruin our new things and they had to live outside.
Looking back I wish I was old enough to understand what we put those dogs through. They were limited to a very small section of the yard, and rarely got attention except to be fed, watered, and flea bathed. Summers in Texas are especially scorching, and I know they were languishing in the heat.
Because of the conditions both dogs went crazy and we had to give them away to a man who needed dogs that could guard his livestock.
Now that I'm older, I understand what the dogs went through and I feel horrible. All my dogs now stay inside, even sleep in the bed with me, and are completely spoiled!

What on Earth? Would you do that to a child? How could something like that ever be fair? They are man's best friend, not man's playtoy, or man's animal to beat the crap out of. They are to be loved not chained. Don't do that to any animal. We all know better and we need to teach everyone else such if the world is like this...

I would love to win this for my Sophie.

People who chain their dogs deserve to be chained themselves. It's something you should think about before getting a pet, it's a responsability. Would they chain their KIDS, too? Pretty mediocre. Otherwise, they should think about something their dog could possibly enjoy doing during the day, having a neiboor walk them and giving them toys. Don't you think? =)

I just don't understand people who do this. Why even consider getting a pet if you can't properly care for it?
People definately need to have some sort of education before being allowed to take a pet home. Chaining dogs is not only unethical and cruel, it is against the dog's inherent nature.

If you chain your dog the dog should be taken away from you.

People who chain their dogs have a severe superiority complex. Chaining a dog is cruel and looks bad on the chainers part. If you don't have the house nor the time and care to devote to a dog, then you shouldn't have one.

People who chain their dogs are just sick. When a person chooses to have an animal companion, they assume resposibility for a life, like when someone chooses to have a child. If they can no longer care for that animal properly, they should give it to someone who can.

People who keep their dogs chained to a fence at all times or at all are absolutely ridiculous. Whats the point of even having a dog if you're going to just keep it chained up at all times? The dog could be somewhere else in the world cuddling with an owner or just playing around instead of being a prisoner at its own house. Its not right. The owner of a chained dog should see how it feels for a little while. Chain em' and lock em' up for days. Seriously. Poor creatures. Humans are.. selfish.

If you have to chain your dog why have a dog?If you can't treat an animal as you would like to be treated don't have one.For God's sake be humaine,be respectful,treat animals right.

If i ever saw any one mistreating a dog in such a way i would more than likely get violent towards the owner. No dog should be chained/tied in a garden its cruel, espesialy at this time of year when it gets very cold, the poor bloody dogs could die.

My dog stays in most of the time in front of the fire, he loves it. whenever he goes out and its cold he does his bussiness then runs back in. It makes me laugh when we go to bed and turn the fire off, he gives us the dirtiest look imaginable :P

Why get a dog if all you are going to do is chain it up? I think that is so cruel. Animals are social creatures and want to be around others.

I think they make their dogs very unhappy and I don't know how they could be happy knowing this

I think people who chain up there dogs in the back yard should be chained up to a fence with a bowl of dirty water and no shelter so they can feel how there dogs do.I My would never leave my dog outside let alone chain her up.I've heard many people say that dogs are meant to be outside all the time and that big dogs are out side dogs which to me is rediculas.Being left outside with hardly any human contact if bad enough and then to chain them up to further limit them of thing they can do to past the time dogs are very smart and active.To many peoples ignorent surprise a dogs fur does not pretect them from getting cold and defently doesn't keep them from getting hot.Even though it is more humane to get your dog a dog house to shield him from the sun,rain,snow,and rain it does't fully fix the problem your dog needs to be a part of the family it needs love and attention just like a child. Chains are DANGEROUSE if you watch animal planet cops you should be familiar with a doggs collor being so tight or so wieghed down by a chain that the skin actually grows around and over the collor which has to be surgically removed because it becomes part of the dog this is very painfull and it doesn't take a really heavy chain to do this because even a rope or light chain after a long period of time can slowly cut into a dogs neck. SO DON'T CHAIN YOUR DOG LOVE YOUR DOG!!!!!

Chaining dogs is not only emotionally heart-wrenching for people who see it but also physically harmful to the dogs. By chaining a dog, you limit his/her mobility. This can hurt the dog. if he/she saw a squirrel and went to chase after it, then he/she would be stopped abruptly and choked. This is not healthy at all for a dog and could cause death by choking. Also leaving any domestic animal out in the elements is cruel, if they have no shelter, then the human in charge of them could be responsible for their murder. It's awful how some people treat their pets.

I find that it is cruel to chain up dogs, that's what my neighbour thought we should do to our dog, and he kept going on and on about it, I finally said, "You idiot, how could you do that to a dog???? If you want to chain up a dog, you don't deserve a dog, or any kind of pet." He did have a lap dog, but he gave it to the humaine society and I was pleased, I felt that dog wasn't doing good,

There is no reason for a dog to be chained to a pole for their entire lives.

People who have dogs, or any pets, make a commitment to care for them, and look after their needs. Dogs' needs include running, playing, and cuddling. People who do not have the time for their animals should not be allowed to keep them. And more than that, they should be punished. If someone was to chain a kid to a pole and leave them outside in all kinds of weather, police and news crews would be all over it. Why should a dog being treated this way be any different? Why do people think they don't matter as much? They are life forms just as much as we are. People who mistreat animals should be severely punished.

People who chain their dogs up are awful! I remember there was this guy who lived down the street from me who got this awesome puppy, he was sooo cute and friendly. I guess after a while he got bored of him, so he kept him outside chained to a cage. A cage about 4 by 5 feet with a water bowl and he kept him there ALL the time. I would pass the dog everyday on the bus to school and back and I would feel so sorry for him, so one day I walked over and the dog wouldn't even LOOK at me; he became such an antisocial dog just because his owner got bored and left him chained outside. He turned from such a loveable puppy to one who never knew an owners love. It's almost as sad as taking your kid and chaining him outside to brave all kinds of weather and never know the warmth of a loving household. I don't know the guy personally, but if I did, I'd give him a piece of my mind!

I think the owners should get tied up for 5 months with no food and no water through summer and winter and see if they like it.Chances are they wont!So what makes them think dogs like it.IDIOTS!!

I had a dog once. His name was Chance. He was a German-Shepard mixed with a Husky, he was Black and White. I wonder where he is now, and if he's chained up somewhere; in extreme heat or cold. Thinking about this makes me sick to my stomach.
Do people enjoy hurting animals? If you don't want to take care of the animal why don't you just give it away? I feel really guilty... even though it wasn't a dog... it's still a animal. One time I came home from school and I saw a kitten sitting near my house, obviously it was freezing, I wanted to take it inside but my mother said no. I thought it would be okay by tomorrow and I wanted to call the ASPCA so they could come pick it up. But by the day day when I checked on it, it had freezed to death. I didn't know what to say and I still don't. I want to make up for it. People who do things like that, keep animals chained or tied up are inhumane. And I can say that the day when I left a helpless animal outside to freeze to death I was being inhuman. It's cruel and unusual, animal are like people too, they have families, lives and they take care of one another. I just wish that more people today would consider this. I regret not doing anything for that kitten.

-Thank You

It so cruel.

People willing to commit their time raising
a pet like a dog deserve lots of praising.
But those who buy one, then tie one, up
should prob'ly trade places with their little pup!

;P

i think it is disgusting- my pets are my babies, they are part of the family, and i spoil them with all the love i have- to me anyone that does harm or cruelty to animals should not be shown any mercy

Oh, man. Chaining dogs is so unethical. It reminds me of those kid-leashes, except worse.
My family used to keep our dog outside in our backyard (except, of course, in bad weather), but now we keep him inside. (After my sister and I working on our parents to bring him in.)
He's SO much happier inside where we pet and play with him all the time. (At the same time, he's even heavier now because when we're too busy to rub him but he looks sad we give him extra treats. Haha.)

I was horrified to find out as a child that my friend's dog that was tied up was killed by choking himself on a chain in the early 90's. Recently a person on my street chained a dog and luckily the dog has a new home after neighbors protested. Why have a dog if you're just going to leave him outside all the time? Dogs need attention,love,food and shelter just as any creature does. Too many people get dogs as pups, and then as they turn into adults they don't bother to train them or give them much attention as the novelty wears off. They need to learn to respect life and understand a dog is a lifetime commitment and a member of the family, not just something you can leave and forget like a treadmill. It's sad.

It would be much better if the dogs had the run of a nice, fenced yard. Usually, if they are tied up, they spill their water, get wound around a tree or something or just end up barking all the time. It's not fair to the dog or to your neighbors.

i think its the most terrible, disgusting, outrageous, mean, awful thing that any dog owner could over do.

My family owns two dogs and there ALWAYS inside if were not out at the park with them or taking them out to go to the bathroom. there treated like damn KINGS!

so i just find it horrible when i see dogs, or any animal for that matter outside, alone, in the freezing cold.
right down the road theres two dogs that are tied outside 24/7 and its just the sickest thing.
it makes me so sad to know that some people are so heartless.
its okay to have your dog outside, if its like summer and REALLY nice out.
but in the freezing cold, no. theres nothing right about it and no excuse for it.

i think all animals should be treated just like people.
so, anybody who wants to tie there dog out in bad weather, should get tied up themselves.

I strongly believe that it is wrong when people tie their dog's up. It like locking your child in there room without checking up on them, or you staying in the house for long periods of time. Dogs who are tied up outside are exposed to harsh weather and insects that can harm them. Dogs should be treated with the greatest care since their supposedly "Man's best friend." Also dogs have feelings and people should listen to them intently. Why get a dog if you're not going to care for them with the most care? You shouldn't because that's another form of cruelty!! Dogs shouldn't be chained either because they are curious creatures who like to come and go as they please. Chains also cause irritations on dog's neck. I once saw a show on Animal Planet and the chain had been on the dog's neck for a long time that it cut into their skin. It's sad and makes you want to cry when you see dogs whining when you walk by:(

I would only consider it for a short time to ensure their safety while they had to out to the bathroom. Not left for hours.

Glad to see the lady on this here page has her clothes on.

i hate it when ppl do that! its so cruel!!!

I can't stand it when people keep their dogs chained up. It is so sad. I used to have a friend who kept her dog chained to a tree way in her back yard and came out every few days to feed it, but that was it. I kept telling her how cruel it was, but she didn't listen, so I stopped going to her house. It made me too sad. Eventually the dog died and my friend seemed suprised because she was so young. I just wish people would realize how heartless it is! =[

i think people who chain their dogs, should be put to some punishment thats equally cruel to what they did. dogs are just another living being, the way they're being treated is like dirt. Would any HUMAN like to be locked up in the cold? dogs can get injured, and die if they are kept like that for too long. people who do that, dont deserve dogs at all.

I think that people who chain their dogs have no heart, or their hearts are barely there. How can anyone do that? They need to treat their pets more like living, feeling beings than toys. It makes me really sad to think about it.

People who chain dogs are sick and cruel. Like everything else on this planet, dogs deserve to enjoy freedom. These people think they can dominate everything lower than them and use these dogs for "guarding". Cruel dog owners cannot dominate a pile of mud and what possibly could a phychologically damaged hurt, and lonely dog guard or how can chaining up a dog teach it somthing. IT'S CALLED A BACKYARD! Don't have one? Get one, or maybe a house cat! All states and cities should make it completely illegal to chain dogs. Sure, dogs are our pets and according to some people we can "do whatever we want with them" but we are responsible to care for and bond with them. Dogs deserve better. Maybe it's the owners that need to be chained up. Maybe they can "guard" something or learn something from a chain digging into their necks.

So sad =/

I think people who chain up there dogs should be chained up outside on the hottest day of the year with only 2 feet of chain. If they manage to live through that they should be chained on the coldest day of the year with no shelter.

it flies in the face of everything we know about dog psychology. it is torture, plainly put.

and I live right next door to it.

:-(

To people who chain up their dogs, you wouldn't chain a person up so, why a poor, innocent animal! Animals have the same rights as humans. People give stupid reasons they chain they're dogs up like "He's a guard dog", "He isn't allowed in the house/ other buildings" etc. Just give him or her some kind of shelter and an ID collar and they'll be just fine. If you're kind to your dog he won't wonder away and he'll love you more. He won't thank you if you leave him chained up in dark (in the rain) all alone!!!

I hate seeing dogs on chains, it's very cruel. I would no more chain my dogs up than my children. I walk with my dogs every single day and they love it, they have never seen chain since I've adopted them.

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i can not believe that humans can be so cruel to animals, its disgusting. To chain your dog up outside is really sad. If you want a dog then keep them close and love them. Thats how i am with my dog, angel. I love her so much and when im home we are almost never apart. So if you think that, if you get a dog your going to chain them up. Then you dont deserve a friendly loving creature.

It's a really sad thing. I know people to treat the leash like daycare for they're dogs, and have kept them outside while they're owner is at work allll day even when they were puppies.
Living in maine, this is espeically hard to see in the winter when its freezing and theres so much snow.
Do people who chain their dogs like that REALLY wonder why they bark and bite so much?

What I feel about people who chain their dogs. Okay but I must keep it appropriate.

People who chain their dogs outside should not own a dog. It is sad and cruel to chain ANY living creature outside. Maybe we should chain the owner outside and see how he likes it. It is sad cruelty that is going on. I would urge that person to LET THEIR DOG IN. What is the point in leaving your dog chained outside. Honestly. Why would someone do that? For no apparent reason! Its sad and needs to be stopped immediately.

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It drives me crazy to think people chain their dogs. i have seen some tied to the dog house and in a whole mess of mud. hello people this is inhumane.

I personally love animals and think it is cruel what some people can do to them. I have watched animal cops on Animal Planet and other shows about abused animals. I think it is sick what people can do to animals. Just stand by while they starve to death. Dogs should not be chained outside and just left there. They need attention and love, and people need to take better care of them. It sickens me when i watch those shows and see the animals literally skin and bone. One woman left her dog chained up in a little fenced in area where he just stayed and had to live with his own feces and urine because the owners never bothered to clean it. I love what Peta does and to know that people actually care what is going on with abused dogs, and other animals. I can't even imagine how people abuse those poor dogs and how they do not even feel bad. If you get a dog you should want to take care of it. And if you don't have time or just are too lazy then you shouldn't be owning a dog. I don't understand why some people get pets if they just neglect them and abuse them. I am so grateful that there are animal cops who really care and try to save dogs and animals like that.

I think people who chain up their dogs are pathetic pieces of scum.

I think people that chain up their dogs are just digusting and horrible. I wonder how they would feel to be chained up outside like that.

people who chain up dogs are the worst ppl out there because dogs dont give you any reason for u to tie them why would you? all they need from u is your love and for u to take care of them and in return you'll receive all their love too so why wouldn't u want that? seriously? people who chain dogs are seriously evil self concerned people. ill NEVER chain my pup up.
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People who chain their dogs should be chained themselves, just to see how it feels. Why have a dog if you're going to treat it that way?

Chaining dogs should be illegal & treated as animal cruelty, greeted with a HEFTY fine & then some!

i find them rather sad and small

I'm not that fond of seeing dogs tied up or chained. I'd rather avoid judging too harshly those who do, but personally - no.

I hate when people chain their dogs.. :S
it makes me super sad & mad
but I know people who have them chained and they give them their love..and food, fresh water, etc...and give them a walk everyday...And...knowing it is awful and boring and heartless and bad for the dog...at least that person take time everyday to be with the animal..i know people like that

I think people who chain up their dogs outside or inside where the weather is bad, the ground is hard and the dog is suffering are crazy fools. Do they really think that dogs have no feelings, no emotions? They must because there is no way that a person who truly cared for and loved their dog could do that.

People who chain their pets up don't know what the meaning of having a true best friend is about. A pet is a best friend. I wouldn't chain my best friend up to a pole especially while its cold out. My dog gets heated if i don't rush to the door quick enough when she's finished going to the bathroom in the morning. She'll yell like what the hell took you so long its been a minute. My dogs a person and I can't see how tying a person up would be humane!

FOOLS WHO CHAIN THIER DOGS SHOULD BE ALSO CHAINED UP LIKE THEY DOGS IN PUBLIC, AND THE DOGS FREED

People who chain their dogs up are horrible yeah they can say i don't want it to run away etc, but they need to think about it dogs love to run around and play you didn't buy it to have a chain around it's neck and to just sit there. How would you feel if i tied a chain around your neck and pulled you back everytime you moved.

Dogs aren't meant to be chained. Owners who chain their dogs need to be chained up for a while to make them realize how senseless and inhumane it is.

I think that chaining dogs up is cruel because the dog is lonley and limited to what the dog can do. Chains on dogs is cruel because it's just like a circuis chained up and toled what to do.

They should have to experience chaining themselves

i think its very mean

I would love to chain them up and have no shade and a wet area where they roam..limited food and hot hot sun...

unfair and downright mean, if a 4 legged creature is treated like that how do they treat 2 legged people

I think we all can agree that there is a high probability that these people don't really care about the well being about their dogs, rather only what affects themselves. I think we all can also agree that our ultimate end goal is to end the suffering of these beloved dogs. With these two things in mind, I would kindly remind these people that they stand a very good chance in moving backwards in the reincarnation cycle as a result of their mistreatment of another living being. That way, they would hopefully get the connection that if they hurt other living beings, they are ultimately hurting themselves, in the long run.

Well,I think it is absolutely inhumane and cruel.People who do that have no right to have a dog or any other pets at all.

Why have a pet if you're going to chain it. I think it's horrible and those who choose to do that shouldn't own pets!

I don't understand them. If they love dogs enough to buy dogs, why do they chain them up?

Unfortunately living in the land of the free we have a downside to freedom. It doesn't always work for the defenseless. Many areas don't allow animals to be chained to a post. In those areas that do allow animals to be chained should add a reciprical ammendment stating that in those cases where an animal is chained to a post that animal can only be chained on even days and the animals' owner must chain themselves in a like manner on the odd days.

alse imprisonment is the 'nonconsensual, intentional confinement of a person, without lawful privilege, for an appreciable length of time, however short.'

Why? Chaining a dog goes against its natural instincts. Dogs were not meant to be chained. Most become protective of the area around them and in some cases, down right mean, even to their owners. They feel confined, trapped and it drives them crazy. They are harder to train and some appear to be literally un-trainable when really they are just going stir crazy. Most chained dogs will take off on you any chance they can get off the chain. And why not? Coming back means they have to go back on the chain and they want to enjoy the freedom if even for a little while. Not all dogs will be biters and runners if chained, but all dogs would be happier, with a better temperament, if they were not chained.

As the days become years, many of these dogs sit, lay, eat, and defecate within the same 10-foot radius. Chained by the neck, they exist without respect, love, exercise, social interaction, and sometimes even basic nourishment. They live as prisoners, yet long to be pets.

Free your Pets because they are more than just animals they are living things too. they can love be sad and hate. if you treat them like the loving creatures they are they can be a source of unconditional love for you.

I think it is mean and cruel to chain any animal outside! What is the point of having an animal if you aren't going to love them, take care of them, and treat them well? I think it should be illegal to keep a dog chained outside! And people like that shouldn't be allowed to own animals.

Ever since I was a child I knew it was wrong to chain up your dog's.But yet people still seem to do it.There was a Collie a street over from us who was allways outside chained to a tree, no matter the weather and not with any shelter so one day I untied him took him home with me and told my parents that he followed me home.

I hate it. My husband wanted to chain one of our dogs up. I told him I would give the dog away before I would do that.

I am appalled at people who chain their dogs. Cruel.

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I think it is stupid that a person would even get a dog if they didn't want to love it and take care of it properly. Doggies are meant to be social and be able to run freely. I can't imagine what that would be like to stay chained up in a tiny place and have to try to make it through all the elements.

Chained Dogs:
They want FREEDOM to run around, to bark, to enjoy life off the leash.
If you truelly want a dog then get a house with a big yard thats what i did, he had a 100 acre front yard to run around in and frollock whereever he wanted to go. He might bark at cars and at people, but thats his way of communicating. i loved my dog, but now that he has passed away, i will always remember him as a big-hearted free spirited, big guff-ball, who ran free where ever he wanted. I taught him well. It just comes to show that, dogs on chains, is just not right.

I can't understand why people chain up their dogs. It completely disgusts me. There is no reason for it. If you didn't want a dog in your house why would you get one in the first place? There is no reason or excuse for it. Laws should be more strict against these people. My next door neighbors actually left their dog outside all day and all night, alone. Now if this isn't bad enough, the dog is tiny. I can't remember the breed, but it can't weigh over 6 or 7 pounds. They had a pen for it with a giant dog house that it really couldn't keep itself warm in because of its size. They left the food and water out all the time so from the rain and the snow it was all mushy and watery. The water was nasty and in a bucket that I don't think it could even reach. When I found this out I was horrified. We called the Animal Police, but he was trying to get a date with the owner of the dog so he did nothing. We then called the SPCA, but they said they couldn't come into town unless they were invited by the police or animal cop or something like that. So we called the owner and told them we had called. They finally started taking the dog inside, and it hasn't been outside for more than five minutes since.

I think that people who chain up their dogs are absolutely DISGUSTING and deserve to be chained up themselves. My family has two dogs, and they are part of the family. They sleep on our beds, and only go outside when they want to. Would you like your parents like you to chain you up an leave you outside, no matter what the weather is like? I don't think so. So why do it to your own "children"? It's horrible and unfair. I live in South Africa, where the weather is very nice, and the thought of someone chaining a dog up here is terrible. I don't even want to think of how it would be in the freezing cold. Dogs aren't toys. They need love and care and attention.

I believe that anyone that chains their dog up, should have the same thing done to them. Let that person go around and around a tree or whatever it is that they haved chained the dog to. Let that person know how it feels to have something wrapped around their neck and can't get to a water dish that is probably empty anyway. Its very wrong and I think it should be 100% against the law in every way. Thank you

I don't think too highly of folks that choose to chain their dogs on a regular basis; granted there may be brief moments where this may be needed, but it shouldn't be habitual. I personally feel it is too confining for the dog. And depending on the collar it can also be painful. I actually saw a lady chain her dog to her front porch in the heat and there wasn't enough lead for the dog to seek shade under the tree. I was about to look into calling animal services, but then she brought the dog inside. If you want a pet then be prepared to make needed adjustments; perhaps a fence, in your life that will enable the animal to live a happy life.

I agree with kayleigh about the child thing it's sad and it really angers me i mean if you wouldn't do it to your children why do it to your pets ?

I think people who cahin up their dogs don't realize how badley it affects their pets. That is why street teamers should speak up when they see people ding this, to eduate them!

I wish I could tie up one of thier loved ones and make them watch them from a window for a week or so. That way they would know how dog lovers feel when they see a dog on a lonely chain.

I think it's disgusting and I'm glad they made a law where I live to keep people from doing it. They should put the people who practice this outside with chains on their necks to see what it is like.

Chained dogs make me so sad. If you only want a pet sometimes or just to look at it then you should just go visit someone else who loves there dog and takes care of it when you want one. If they still think they have the right to have a "backyard dog" then they should try sitting outside in snow and ice with no shelter to go to.

I think it is horrible to chain up your dog. If you don't have the accommodations to keep a dog as a companion animal, then you shouldn't get one.

I think they need to be chained up in the same conditions. it is one thing to chain them up so they can be outside for a bit if you have no fence bit to live their lives like that is just plain cruel. brings tears to my eyes.

I'd like to chain them for awhile and see how they like it.

What I think of chaining dogs is unprintable. I don't think it's an acceptable behavior.

it makes me cringe.

They should be chained up in public and left with a bowl of water to drink!

I can imagine a heavenly place,
Where dogs and people are in opposite space,
And dogs feed people, and care for them, too,
And the people who chained dogs, would have a new view....
The people would dream of the chains on their necks,
With winter and raindrops and scary events...
Yet I don't think the dogs would have this in mind,
I think that the dogs are more fair and kind.

I think that people who chain dogs should get the same medicine and be chained to something.

put them on a chain and ask them " how it feels ?"!

I think people that chain dog up are heart less and cruel! I would like to see them chained up in the freezing cold and see how they like it! It makes me sick to think there are dogs chained up and being left to basically die out there.
My boyfriends next door neighbour use to always chain up his dog out the back, at night you could hear the dog crying because it was so cold! so one day i went round there and told him how cruel it was to chain up his dog and showed him some videos on peta about animal cruilty and told him that what he was doing was basically the same thing! I said there is a number of ways to have your dog outside but warm and safe, make him a dog house! A few days later i saw him making his dog a dog house and since then he has kept his dog inside at night time! I felt really happy that i had saved that one dog it just upsets me that there are so many other dogs out there in pain! I cant stand people who chain there dogs up they deserve to be put through all that suffering and pain, not their dogs!!!

I think that they deserve to be chained up!

In Idaho, dogs are like children. They go everywhere with their parents.

I think it's terribly heartbreaking and horrible that so many people chain dogs up.

People who have a dog chained outside 24/7 should not have a dog... but on the other hand, people who never control their dog and let it run everywhere and even attack people and other animals should learn what a chain is for when the dog needs to go out...

Well I don't have any dogs, but where I used to work they had a cute westi terrier mixed with a puddle. The nicest dog on earth. When they put him outside on summer time they attach him with a long leach on so he doesn't run away and get hit by a car. I'm not totally against doing this since it's for security reasons....when we're outside with the dog, we never tie him up...he needs to run and play too!! BUT if we're talking about dogs who stays outside with no love and attention every single minute of their life, I aggree that those peolple shouldn't have dogs. I' pretty sure they would chain their kids...

it depends if they do it responsibly and if you mean a chain collar

Chaining a dog itself, nonetheless outside in the absolute freezing cold, is unacceptable. Compassion for animals as our equals will lead to the termination of this cruel practice and justice for the dogs subjected to it.

People who chain up there dogs are just flat out cruel and heartless people. Personally i have five dogs of my own. I rescued them all from a dog farm. I walked in the dog farm and started to cry so hard. The living shelters of these poor animals was terrible. There were two dogs to a cage that was about 1ft wide to 2feet tall. I wanted to take them all home with me. It was such a tragedy. People don't deserve a dog if they are just going to chain it up or put it in a nasty kennel. Dogs are men and womens' best friend. Dogs don't deserve to be chained up in the heat or in the cold with little to no food or water. How would you like it if you were put on a chain in the sun with no food or water? Or in the cold? If we wouldn't want this done to us then why do we treat our animals like this? I would never chain my animal up. My dogs get treated like they are human and part of my family. I almost cry at the thought of a puppy or grown dog out there nothing left to it but its skin and bones trying to get what little they can get with that chain around there neck. It's just not fair to see a poor helpless dog trying to survive.

I think they should be cited for unlawful confinement of an animal and their dog should be given a new home.

Turnaround is fair play for those who want to chain their pets to a stake in the yard. My proposal is that on even days a chained animal (although not acceptable) will be tolorated but those people doing it MUST chain themselves in a like manner on odd days.

ALL I CAN SAY IS WHY EVEN BUY A CUTE ADORABLE PUPPY IF YOU CANT TAKE CARE OF IT OR CANT GIVE IT ANY ATTENTION!!! (: IF U HAVE NO TIME FOR IT GIVE IT TO A "LOVING FAMILY" THAT WOULD DO THE JOB FOR YOU!!!!! Animals have rights too.. :D that includes DOGS sooo be good and [[GoVeg]]

People do not deserve to have animals that they chain outside. It's just plain disgusting.People who would do that are rude and have no care in them at all.

Chaining up dogs is WRONG.So many dogs die because people who don't seem to care enough think a dog will be alright alone on a chain. Dogs like to run after cars, dogs like to adventure. People that DO chain up their dog shouldn't have the ability to own a dog. Every animal should be treated equally, not like they are different. That goes for all animals as well. If man never discovered animals, they would probably be better off living their lives, happily, wagging their tails, barking their happy bark, without man-kind to get in the way. Whoever decided that chaining up an animal is right should be spat on, and gone forever.

Dogs are people too. Remember that BEFORE you chain up your dog, or any animal.

I think its the meanest thing you could do! i love animals so much and when I am older i want to be an animal rights lawyer. animals are just like humans and people wouldnt like to be chained up! SO STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think its horrible of the people that do that. Ive been volunteering at animal shelters and i see many dogs that have been rescued from situations like that. they are sick;; and by the time we can actually get them alot of them dont end up making it. I would just love to put some of these people outside like taht to see what its like. Its wayy too cruel to be doing. Dogs are supposed to be inside;; where its warm and they have a warm place to sleep, and people that love them. Animal cruelty just plain needs to stop.

Do we put a chain to our friends at school, neighborhood or work? No. Dogs are friends who deserve love like our friends. Everybody have to understand that if we give our heart to animals they will give us their heart! I'm a psychology student and i think that we have to modify that kind of behavior wich destroy animals, society and promote violence...
Nilmaries Mercado
From Puerto Rico

I think they don't know any better........Education is the key.

they shouldnt own a dog

i hate it dogs should be able to roam in a big yard i have 3 dogs and we have a big fenced in yard where we can just open the door and let them :)

first of all, people who chain dogs, or any animal for that matter, need to learn a serious lesson. last winter my brother and me were walking down our street and heard whines. of course they came from the rottie owner whos dog had puppies not too long ago. when we looked into the fence, they had one of the puppies chained up outside while the mother was inside. got problems much? we took the dog and brought it to our house were we feed it and kept it warm. we kept time on how long the owner was gone, he came back over 7 hours later meaning the dog would of been frozen to death. incase any of you don't know, manitoba's winters are FREEZING!

anyways, back to the point. people like that guy deserve to learn a lesson. incase you are unaware humans and animals of all sorts are all categorized in the mammals group. that means we need warmth when it is cold, cold when it is warm, food and water. you don't send your child out in minus fifty weather with shorts and a t-shirt do you? no, because that is stupid, so why would you do it to another being? you buy a dog, it becomes a member of the family period. you don't treat them like nothing and chain them up. if you think it is alright to chain up animals at all, don't get a pet, or better yet, go chain up your own child or cousin or yourself. you don't like it, neither do animals. we all have feelings, we all have needs. take them into consideration!

I think chaining up dogs is just wrong! Those more little animals never did anything wrong to them! All they do is give you love and be your best friend for life! I think they should try imagining what it would be like if they got chained up and put out side most - if not all of their lives.Maybe some say that they don't have enough money or they don't know how to take care of a dog. Maybe they shouldn't have gotten one then. Dogs deserve to be loved and cared for as much any person! We could even help them! If you have a dog a friend or family member wants to get one too, then you could help them and they could help you! But no matter what! No dog deserves to be chained up and thrown outside in the cold - or even in the heat!

chaining up or caging any animal is terrible.
how would you like to be chained up or caged?
yeah.

When my dad asked me to have a dog the main reason for saying no to him is the same reason to chain that dog or pup. i hate people who roam around with dogs chained and showing off but if the dog is happy let it go free it wont run,rather it will follow the master. If we own that dog we shouldn't tame them like our slaves. But likewise a coin have two sides this point helps where the dogs are aggressive and we can't leave them unchained,they could be a nuisance to the society,but then they should be kept in proper dog care centers rather taming them.Some people chain their dogs cause they think they are unpredictable...like maybe if they see a cat they would run after it throughout the city & cause some serious problems to people around them....so to avoid this embarrassment they chain their dogs......in tht case.....babies should also be chained.....cause they are unpredicatble too....they could do ne weird things that would fascinate them....& cause more serious problems than a dog actually can.
Dog is a social animal....no other animal understands human beings better than a dog does.....so by chaining it....we r taking away it's freedom of interaction....or socialising with other things around.......mayb causing it some mental damage and this mental disturbance could make a friendly dog ending up turning hostile & aggressive due to not being able to move around & having no freedom of spaces..So better think before taming a DOG they are living beings too...Imagine you tied the same way..gossh its even horrible to imagine!
To gist it up, personally i am strictly against it!
From India

It's a form of neglect. We had someone who lived across from us do that and then they did not come home for several days. I snuck over to feed him and make sure that he had water and he was so glad to see a human that he wrapped the chain around my legs.

my naighbor has dogs chained up outside his house in the front yard!

it makes me sick! everyday after school i go and pet his dogs and give them love and give them treats occaonally.

i also taunt him at the bus stop (he's a year older), and now the dogs get to go in the garage when its cold and at night, and he plays with them every day. i will not stop until the dogs are inside and loved by the whole family.

Friends Don't Chain Friends. Simple. Infact, you shouldn't chain, or cage any living thing at all.
Dogs don't deserve to be treated like a slave, chained up, lonely, in the blistering sun or icy cold, to the point of death, and unfortunately, it's really common. Its just Sick - and it deserves to be illegal. I mean, you wouldn't be allowed to do that to people for one simple thing, it's plain evil.
Dogs,(and all animals) were born free. Thats why i'm vegan.

Firstly I have a dog and I love him to death(not literally of course :])Second people who chain up their dogs are cruel and inconsiderate. I saw a dog who was chained up once, It upset me so much that I walked right up to that persons door and knocked, (the person answered it was a man in his late twenties or early thirties, he lived in a grungy house that had beauty potential)I said to him, "good afternoon sir, sorry for intruding but I think it's really cruel of you to chain up that dog of yours! :(" I asked him if he would like it if someone chained him to a post or a tree? and he said,"no, he's there because we are renovating and I didn't want him inside breathing all the dust and chemicals in, he also has a tenancy to run away often so unfortunately I had to chain him up like that." I felt bad for all the trouble I had caused him but proceeded to say " he can really hurt himself like that , maybe you can thank of a more sensible solution for that particular problem." thank goodness he was a forgiving and open minded man who then unchained the dog! right in front of me !!! I was so happy the dog seemed really happy too. turns out he was taking the dog to his girlfriends house for a while. :) I was very pleased with myself.

I think dogs or any animal shouldn't be chained because they should run free.

Anyone who would do such a horrible thing is not even a person. It saddens me greatly to see that someone could be capable of commiting such a crime. Aniamls deserve the same rights that us humans do. We are supposed to protect them not leave them chained to be harmed. I will do everything that I can to stop this. I hope one day the world sees how horrid this truly is.

I actually breed purebred Golden Retrievers, and I work hand in hand with my local rescue.
A dog in the dictionary is defined as :A domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris) related to the foxes and wolves and raised in a wide variety of breeds.
But who cares about the dictionary? Whoever wrote that was either judging a dog by its cover, or didn't get to have the experience to own such an amazing being.
To me, a dog is defined as :A furry child who needs the same IF NOT more attention than a human being.
Dogs learn from experience and if the experience was traumatic they tend not to forget. Would you like to be left in the cold? Chained to a pole and forced to survive? Even if the dog lives and goes into a wonderful nice home, they dont forget! I think people who chain up there dogs in the freezing cold are not people at all. Because a person has a little heart, and someone who does something that horrible is completely heartless. And worse, they think its the dogs fault! What did a dog EVER do to you? Protect you? Love you? Be there when no one else would be?
Honestly, there is NO reason to abuse dogs, and this is BY FAR considered abuse. A dog is a being, and if you accidently knocked over a cup, would you be beat and tied up outside because of a little mistake? I think not. So in my opinion, people who abuse dogs, or even leave them outside for an hour, are heartless people who need to realize what this does to the dog.

I would never think to chain up my dog. I don't even really like using a collar and leash, but laws force me to do otherwise. I love the free range dog parks and the freedom he enjoys in his own backyard. Dogs are the most loving animals I have ever seen. Ditching them on a chain because "it's easier" for the owner should be against the law.

i think they are dirt bags, and they should be the one on the chain. thats a nice way of putting it.

I think chaining dogs should be against the law. Why in the world would one even have a dog if it is to be chained?

I think it is mean and cruel treatment to have an animal outside chained up.But then I do realize that ppl. live in cities and communities where amimals can not run free.I think it is ok to have a dog chained up long enough to go potty.But, then the owners should be reasponsible enough to walk them so they can get there exercise also.Pets should always be part of the family.So a pet on a chain 24/7 is very cruel.

It makes me wonder why such people would want a dog in the first place(or any other animal for that matter!).There has been a trend in recent years in the UK,for people of a certain mentality to want to own Staffie,and other breeds purely as a status symbel,they also are aware that they can make money by breading from the dogs,and selling the puppies on.
It makes me sad when i think of any animal having such a life as the article portrays.
Dogs are the most wonderful loving companions,and persons who abuse them(or any other being) disgust me,and i consider them to be lowlife indeed.

In most cases it is inhumane and deplorable. There are ways to do this and allow the animal free reign and a variety of environments.

I think that people who chain up their dogs are cruel.

I think these people are lazy! They use a chain as a kind of control over the dog, so they don't have to get of their a***s and take care of their pets!

If you need to "chain" your dog, the only way it makes it ok with me is is the dog is spending time unchained too, like daily walks, or just time off the chain. Otherwise, no its not okay and I wonder why you have a dog if its chained up to stay away from you all the time.

How can someone chain up an animal who's mindset is to be loyal to you and love you unconditionally? It just doesn't seem fare that all they want to do is love us and there are people who want to hurt them.

lets put them in jail

Dogs should never be chained! That is torture! This should be considered animal neglect.

I absolutely, strongly detest anyone that chains or chokes their dogs or animals of any kind. I think they oughtta be chained up themselves! *Thanks* for the giveaway!

I Cant Stand People Who Chain Up There Dogs

I hate when dogs are chained up; A while back I got my sister to take me for a walk using a PRONG COLLAR. I have scars on my neck now, I wouldn't do it to an animal and I sure will never do it to myself again. Its unfair, the poor dogs can't speak for them selves so we have to make it a priority to do it for them!

I believe a person, who abuses an animal can abuses defenseless person. I get sad everytime I watch animal cops and see how they can leave an dog chained and with no food. I did my final speech ( college speech) about animal cruelty and one of my examples was A Costa rican "Artist" (Guillermo Habacuc Vargas) had to 2 kids catch a dog, and then chained it on gallery (which its walls were cover frases made out dog food.He told everyone to not feed the dog. The dog died in the Gallery. All the students got disturbed and decided to check out peta for more info.

An eye for an eye, if more of the people who own these dogs were chained up as well, the world would be a kinder, gentler place.

I can't understand why someone would give a dog a home and then chain them up. They wouldn't chain up one of their family members. We have one dog and recently adopted a rescue dog. He is is 6 months old and has been a rescue dog since he was born. He is adjusting well to his new family and his freedom.

I consider people who chain their dogs not worthy of my friendship. I could never be friends with someone who tortures animals.

I'm against it.

People who chain their dogs should have to be chained up and ignored themselves for a few days to see how it feels then they will know the sorrow these dogs do.

I think that people who chain up their dogs outside for extended periods of time shouldn't have a dog. I do use one of those screw in the ground chains when we go to my parents in the country. We take our dog for a walk there a couple of times a day but she loves being outside! So when we are picking berries or playing croquet etc. then I use the chain. I am afraid of her running off and getting lost. Too many distractions for her like the neighbors chickens and horses. We love our dog and her safety is important to us! She is never just left outside chained up alone. We never use the chain at our house becuase we don't need to.

They should tie themselves!

I'd hate seeing the news daily were people abuse their own pets, and then get mad when others turn them into the humanes society 4 not treating their pets good enought, and if they're willing to not treat their pets good, then how do you think they're treating their children

I think it's just horrible and I feel so sad/mad when I see it.

I think there should be laws regulating chaining of dogs. Irresponsible pet owners should be held accountable for their failure to take care of their pets.

I think if a person chains up his/her dog, should be chained up instead.

I have never chained my dog up I guess for short times it's alright as long as they are supervised. My dog right now wants to crawl under the fence and "visit" neighbors so for safety reasons i might. But I am not a fan of a dog in a pen outside at all times either--People leave them in there when 110 degrees are 10 below and that breaks my heart.

I think people who chain their dogs should be prosecuted just as if they had committed abuse against a child! If someone chained their child up they would be arrested and charged with child abuse, that should also apply to people who chain up their dogs. It is dog abuse!

its not right!I have 3 dogs and they never get chained up they have a huge yard to wonder!

I know my 2 babies love playing and running in the backyard. If people are worried about a dog ruining the yard, they shouldn't have one. If they don't have time to spend with a dog, they shouldn't have one!

It is just so hard to understand why people are cruel to animals. They are so beautiful and enrich our lives. Chaining a dog is cruel.

I don't think that dogs should ever be chained.
If you don't have a fence or the means to keep a dog from running off, then you don't deserve to have a dog.

It is wrong to chain a dog. If you want to own a dog, get a home with a fenced-in backyard. Dogs are born to run free!

it depends on the chain!

I agree - if you don't have time for a dog - don't get one. I basically feel that most breeds NEED to run - so I have mixed feeling about dog in dense urban areas - who's only exercise is a brief walk - on a lease - to do it's doo-ty. Being confined to a small apartment all day while the "master's" gone away strikes me as cruel as well.

I think people should build a fence if they want their buddy in the back yard. Nothing is worse than seeing a dog running to something only to be yanked back because of a chain attached to his neck.

Having a pet is great but they aren't for everyone. They require a lot of time and attention and I wish more people would stop and ponder whether they have that to give the little guy before they take him home.

Thank you for this contest. I would love to win a prize.

I have a backyard dog, I rescued him at my shelter. When Blanco (my golden retreiver) came to the shelter, he had chain marks all around his neck and was so skinny! Yes, the staff took immediate action and he came around. But- I still COULDNT logic why ANOYONE could HURT such a beautiful animal. To see Blanco hobbling around with all the strength if any, left with red, CHAIN IMPRINTS on his neck, was horrifying and left me speechless.

So, what do I think of the person who did that to Blanco? Well. I feel bad first of all, that they didn't see what this animal was worth, how much it mattered, and failed to provide basic needs, when they EASILY could have, I feel bad for them. Second, I am outraged and heartbroken you could THINK of abusing an animal at all, and that I happened. Lastly, I think they should be able to see how it feels. I think THEY should be chained and teased and left with no/extremely little and dirty water and no food. Because if you think about it, having them GO to jail, or PAY a fine, WON'T MAKE THEM SEE AND FEEL what they did. Give them a taste of their own medicines. Blanco for all, has had enough of THAT medicine.

I think that it is horrible the way owners chain up their dog and most of the time the owners forget about them. Owners should put up a fence. Maybe the owners should chain themselves up out side and get an idea what it feels like to be in the rain, heat, cold freezing weather, and no water, food, and lay in the dirt, mud or whatever. People would not do it so why should we put our dogs in the same fix. I thought when people get dogs it is almost like adding another family member. Would you chain up your family member?

I think they are mean and they should be chianed up for as long as they chain thier animals

not nice

I think people who chain up their dogs in their yards need to be chained up in their own yard in inclement weather and see how they like it.

I think chaining a dog up is cruel. Why get a dog if it can't run and play and be a part of the family. Thats why I object to some people getting Rotwielers and Bulldogs because the law here says they have to be in a tall fenced yard or chained.Would love one of your shirts, thanks,Denise

omg when i looked at backyard dogs i cried my eyes out....its so sad what they do to animals

I think that people that chain up there dogs should be chained up for atleast one day in the cold. Let them figure out how to get warm, crap and pee in their own and have to lick themslves clean and see how it feels. I bet they would not last 1 hour as for 1 day. Give them nothing to wear, for the dogs have only fur. Maybe it might change their minds or better yet maybe change minds of others.. Just one day is all I ask. Thanks, BETTYBOOPSDOGS

it's mean to chain dogs up.
humans are my friends,I don't chain them in the cold
dogs are my friends,and I don't chain up my friends
don't get me wrong just to like put a leash on them to let them go to the bathroom so they don't run away is okay only if you take them off & let them come back inside right?

whats the point of chaining the dogs up they are loyal . why dont they just chain themselfs up and see how do they feel about be left alone and not having enought food outside i took my neighbors dog from dying outside so i took the dog in my house and it had a sad look on its eyes afraid that imma hit the poor dog i feed it and took it a long shower and went to sleep next to it knowing she was safe but the next month i found her a home and i was glad that she wasn't going to be chained up like her last home :]

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