Stop chaining dogs in Florida!

On March 9, 2012, in Jacksonville, Florida, seventeen-month-old Dylan Andres was attacked and killed by a chained (tethered) dog. Dylan joined three other Florida children who were also killed by chained dogs. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 27% of fatal attacks happened when the dogs were tethered.

Concerned citizens along with a growing list of Florida legislators will be introducing a bill in 2021 that will ban unattended dog tethering in Florida. The law is aptly named, "Dylan's Law."  

As of October 2020, nineteen Florida counties and dozens of Florida cities and towns have passed attended-tethering-only laws. These laws allow tethering, but only if the dog’s caretaker is outside with the dog and it is always visible. Attended-tethering-only laws affect 65% of Florida’s population. 

Sign this petition and add a comment to let Florida Legislators know that you want to them to pass Dylan’s Law and let’s take dogs off chains in Florida forever.