DDB
Founder Tammy Sneath Grimes to be
CHAINED
TO A DOGHOUSE FOR 33 HOURS!
Saturday
& Sunday, July 3-4, 2004
During our 2nd Annual Chain Off Event!
Tammy
Sneath Grimes, founder of Dogs Deserve Better, will be chained
to a doghouse in the PA college town of State College Saturday,
July 3 and Sunday, July 4th.
We've
chosen the weekend of July 3-4 for a reason: to contrast
the celebration of the freedom of America with the archaic
tradition of keeping dogs imprisoned on a 3 ft. chain. During
this time Dogs Deserve Better calls attention to those who
are still not free—dogs who live their entire lives
on the end of a chain or enclosed in a pen.
Says
Grimes, “There are many people in America who don’t
even know this goes on, or don’t believe these dogs
live out there for their entire lives. My hope is to bring
this national problem to their attention. Everyone needs
to know how chained and penned dogs live, and everyone who
knows the loving nature of a dog needs to take a stand against
it.”
The
theme of the event is "I'll Stand by You: Freedom
for Chained Dogs".
The
first eight hours of chaining for Grimes will take place
in the Hi-Way Pizza lot next to Snowball (pictured above
and here), a white dog in State College, PA who has lived
chained for 15 years. Many people have tried to give him
a better life, but without laws to protect him, he continues
to live chained there to this day. “We hope to highlight
the plight of Snowball and others like him. No one should
be allowed to force a dog to live as Snowball has. America
is the land of the free, and yet we continue to imprison
man’s best friend.”
Grimes
will be at the Hi-Way Pizza on Atherton Street from 8am
to 5pm Saturday, July 3rd. She will then move downtown to
Websters Book Store on College Avenue from 5pm to 8am for
the overnight stay, and then finally in front of the Main
Gates of Penn State University from 8am to 5pm on Sunday,
July 4th.
Dogs
Deserve Better will be playing video, passing out info,
and selling t-shirts for the event. If anyone in other areas
would like to join in the event by holding a booth or being
chained for awareness, please e-mail info@dogsdeservebetter.com
asap. (To buy your t-shirt with Snowball, visit our store.)
(A
HUGE thanks to Terri Bunge and Amy Smith for organizing
permissions. It's not an easy feat, and they pulled it off!
We'd also like to thank the businesses who are allowing
us to be there, Sidney Friedman, Websters, and PSU, we couldn't
do it without your help!)
Get
the Word Out About Chain Off 2004: Read More!
Help
Us Break the Chain in 2004!
If
you'd like to help, but don't have the time to plan an event,
donations are always gladly accepted, needed, and appreciated!
Visit
our volunteer
page for more ideas of how you can get involved.
Also, consider buying an item from our store.
By doing so, you will be providing us with dollars to support
our efforts and at the same time spreading the word in an
uplifting, fun, and beautiful message.
If
you'd like to donate via regular USPS mail,
please send to P.O. Box 23, Tipton, PA 16684
Dogs
Deserve Better is a 501c3 nonprofit education/legislation/rescue
organization. Your donations are tax-deductible according
to IRS guidelines.
