Posts Tagged ‘animal causes’
King for a day
Yesterday, the Coalition to Unchain Dogs unchained its 1000th dog. I’ve got a bunch of pictures and a video from the occasion, which had around 75 volunteers and visitors from Durham and beyond. I want to share those, but I’ve got one perfect picture of the [Read More]
39 months
Now that the weather is cooler, I leave the windows open some, and so I hear Jade barking. She has been in her pen since late June 2007. Durham County’s landmark anti-tethering ordinance (which also requires dogs to be placed in adequately-sized enclosures) has been [Read More]
Jade: 3 years into her sentence
I’ve documented the plight of the caged mastiff dog Jade over the last few years. (I don’t remember why I think she’s a mastiff or mastiff-mix. Someone please correct me if she’s something else.) My ill-will towards the owners has faded, out of [Read More]
912 —— (People who leave their pets out in the cold [repost])
![912 —— (People who leave their pets out in the cold [repost])](http://toastie.st/wp-content/uploads08/2009/02/jade-bw-1-12-08-150x150.jpg "912 —— (People who leave their pets out in the cold [repost])")
Original post from 01-03-2008 Since Jade is still out there in the extreme cold and the extreme heat, 24/7/365, after nearly two years, I feel compelled to publish the address where this poor mastiff lives in her pen. A spring thaw will be here any day now, but, for one [Read More]
Disappointment in Joe Biden
The puppy is awful cute, but I wish the Bidens had gotten a puppy from a shelter. Going to a breeder means one more dog at a shelter will be put down today. Thanks, Joe. I realize every family has different wants and needs in a pet, and perhaps it’s easiest to meet [Read More]
Season For Giving: A Pitch For The Dogs
I was very happy to see that Amanda Arrington won a 2008 Citizen Awards from The Independent. Amanda is the founder and director of the Coalition to Unchain Dogs based here in Durham, and she’s a most worthy recipient of this recognition. I’ve mentioned the [Read More]
Good things really do happen in Durham
Tonight, the Durham Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of a revised ordinance on the treatment of animals, effectively placing a ban on tethering dogs beginning in January 2010 and giving Animal Control better-defined statutes under which to prosecute animal [Read More]
Unchain dogs, win cat
The Coalition to Unchain Dogs is having their 2nd annual benefit concert tonight at Durham’s Central Park. Go to unchaindogs.net for info. Win cool stuff in a raffle. Like a cat. Well, cat art. [Read More]
and no duct-taping dogs either
Police: Durham Woman Duct-Tapes Dog, Tries To Kidnap ‘Second Life’ Ex-Beau – Durham – MyNC.com Police said the two met online in “Second Life.” According to police, the victim, whose character was a lion, engaged in a virtual [Read More]
dogs don’t belong on chains
There was a tremendous turnout at the Durham Board of County Commisioners meeting last night, due to a hearing on a proposed ordinance that would ban most tethering of animals and give animal control more tools to prevent abuses. Those who spoke in favor of the ordinance [Read More]
