CHAINED

Improve a Chained Dog's Life

Sites to Help Chained Dogs

http://www.freethedogs.org/

http://www.gnaw-tn.org/

http://www.unchainyourdog.org/

Chained Dog Packet

Cat Law

Cat Management

Stray/Feral List

Stray Cat Advocacy

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Use Drop Trap

Construct Drop Trap

Feral Cat Book On Line

Click on the heading to access Community Approaches to Feral Cats available to download for free from HSUS.

Cat Predation Studies

Education Helps; Law Makes It Stick

Cats At Night

• Cats kept in at night live 3 times longer than those allowed to roam.
• 80% of cat/car accidents happen at night.
• Most cat fights occur at night. Be kind to the neighbors and keep kitty inside.
• Lives of nocturnal animals are spared cat predation.

Cats

Hoarding Intervention

Chained Dog Resources

Chaining Hurts

Chaining dogs outside for long periods leads to substantial behavioral and health problems, in addition to subjecting the dogs to suffering and psychological damage. Dogs are, by nature, social animals. They were domesticated by humans for companionship. Even a friendly and gentle dog can be transformed into an anxious, troubled and aggressive animal when constantly chained.

Many towns have adopted bans on chaining dogs outside 24/7. Call your local police, if you see a dog in challenging circumstances. You may be saving the dog's life.

No Plastic Dog Houses

Plastic dog houses do not protect your pet from the cold. They do not retain body heat. Most frozen dog deaths are of dogs chained to plastic dog houses. If your dog spends time outside, you must provide a dog house preferably of wood and filled with straw. If the weather outside is uncomforable for you, it is uncomfortable for your dog. Bring your dog inside with you.

Keep Your Dog Warm

• Don't leave dogs outdoors when the temperature drops. Short-coated dogs may feel more comfortable wearing a sweater during walks.
• Pets who spend a lot of time outdoors need more food in the winter because keeping warm depletes energy.
• Routinely check your pet's water dish to make certain the water is fresh and unfrozen.
• Use plastic food and water bowls rather than metal; when the temperature is low, your pet's tongue can stick and freeze to metal.

Alley Cat Shelter

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Neighborhood Cats Winter Warmth

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It's Cold Outside

Another Feral Shelter

1. Get free Styrofoam packing cases from your favorite restaurant or store.
2. Line the entire inside and inside cover with contact paper (the cats are likely to scratch the bare Styrofoam "walls")
3. Saw an entrance hole at one end
4. Cover the edges of the hole with duct tape
5. Seal the cover back on, using silicone sealant (and a caulking gun)
6. Flip "upside down" so that the bottom of the case becomes the "roof"
7. If desired, paint the outside of the shelter
8. Pack hay or straw inside so that the cat can "burrow" in the insulating hay

More Blogs

http://www.savethepetskatrinarescue.blogspot.com/

http://justthinkingaboutit.blogspot.com/

Turkey's Point of View

Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless
Christmas dinner's dark and blue
When you stop and try to see it
From the turkey's point of view.

Shel Silverstein in "The Sidewalk Ends"

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Cat Games

Gentle Thanksgiving

Link to recipes above which will save lives.
Holidays are murder on turkeys.

More on Fundraising from Merritt

Merritt Clifton's thoughts on fundraising in poor communities can be accessed by clicking on the heading.
"Successful animal protection institutions thrive, no matter how poor their surroundings, if they project a positive image and inspire support as a beacon of pride and encouragement."

Welcome to the Shelter

Read Merritt Clifton's article on fundraising by making people welcome at the shelter by clicking on the heading.
"Attracting visitors is the surest way for Bosler or almost any other shelter to raise more money. The more visitors a shelter has, the more volunteers and donors it will attract. Even one-time visitors to shelters and sanctuaries on average donate at many times the level of non-visitors, and can be encouraged to donate as often as 12 times a year by effective direct mail follow-up."

Educate Don't Amputate

This week's Best Friends Forum provides the following links about the tragedy of declawing cats:
http://www.de-clawing.com/
http://www.pawproject.org/
http://declaw.lisaviolet.com/
http://www.stopdeclaw.com/
http://www.caws.org/catclaws.html

New Orleans Tour of Duty

Companion Animal Network is organizing another tour of duty to New Orleans early in November.

1) If you can stay for at least a week free transportation may be available. 2) If you agree to go with our team you can have a private house in NO to stay or camp out at (with electricity and drinkable water). 3)Delta is providing free transportation for animals you may want to bring back.

Call: 718-544-PETS

Declawing

Does it keep cats in homes? Is laser declawing more humane? What if a landlord requires it, or if there are small children--or previously declawed cats - in the home? Dr. Jennifer Conrad arms us with teeth and "claws" to answer these "prickly" questions.