Free the 'Dogs Living in Chains'
The issue
"Quiet Abuse - Dogs Living in Chains"
Here is a dog burned to death tied up. The scene of a forest fire disaster. The owner fled but couldn't untie the dog he was raising. It seems that the dog, which was tied up, was desperately trying to cut off the chain that tied his neck until the end. He was dead with a chain of iron in his mouth.
CARE has not been able to release photos of the dog, which he found while rescuing at the scene of a disaster for a long time in early 2019. It was also terrible to see but we hoped that this picture would not only inform the situation but also be used effectively to raise more fundamental problems and find solutions to them.
Also, this picture is not an extreme case. This is a case that can happen to any dog in the event of various disasters every year. Last summer, a tied-up dog was found dead due to heavy rain.
It is not just a matter of risk. The extreme boredom of having to live for decades looking at only one place for the rest of their life is the pain that dogs who live in chains suffer from. This is very widespread abuse in South Korea today, which is so quiet that it can't even be recognized as abuse.
Recently, CARE gave a lecture about dogs tied up in a high school. And we went to Chuncheon City to rescue the tied dog. In the Korean Animal Protection Act, the regulations on the leash of companion animals are only about the length of the leash to prevent injury or disease. The Animal Protection Act should be revised to free dogs from this leash, which is extremely suppressing their lives. Below, for your information, is a description of the laws of the different states in the United States concerning keeping dogs tied. The United States permanently bans dog breeding in many states. There is a fundamental difference from South Korea. Therefore, the following states that binding in a limited time is also very cruel in some cases and provides for stricter standards and prohibitions.
Some state laws in the United States allow for a reasonable period to be bound. California prohibits tying dogs to fixed objects in principle but allows dogs to be tied within the time required to complete any work that can only be done by restraining them. More recent legislation limits the duration of times dogs can be held in 24 hours. For example, less than 14 hours in Nevada, less than 10 hours in Oregon, and less than 5 hours in Massachusetts.
Some states even specify the type of line. Hawaii, Texas, Rhode Island, and many other places have outlawed chock and pinch-collar. Other states determine the length or weight of the leash. For example, in Indiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, three times the length of a dog, one-eighth of the weight of a dog in Rhode Island, and in Washington, D.C., "The rope should not be heavy enough to interfere with the dog's free movement for no good reason." In many states, it is said that dogs must not be caught on ropes when approached for food, water, and shelter.
Finally, after a dog was left tied up during a natural disaster, some states have imposed weather restrictions. In Louisiana, dogs and cats are prohibited in places declared disaster zones by exposure to extreme weather conditions.
In some rare cases, dogs need to be tied up. However, this should only be allowed for a very limited period of time, and keeping dogs permanently tied up is very cruel in the way of raising dogs. Tying a dog in a way that causes injury or danger, including attacks from other animals, as required by American law, is an act of cruelty.
Recently, dogs that live on a one-meter leash are commonly called 'country dogs'. However, it is a regionalist term and is not appropriate because not all rural dogs live together.
CARE wants to launch a legislative campaign. Therefore, we would like to correct it with a name that more clearly informs the status and problems of animals as "binding dogs.”
Please sign the petition today, and join the movement!
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The issue
"Quiet Abuse - Dogs Living in Chains"
Here is a dog burned to death tied up. The scene of a forest fire disaster. The owner fled but couldn't untie the dog he was raising. It seems that the dog, which was tied up, was desperately trying to cut off the chain that tied his neck until the end. He was dead with a chain of iron in his mouth.
CARE has not been able to release photos of the dog, which he found while rescuing at the scene of a disaster for a long time in early 2019. It was also terrible to see but we hoped that this picture would not only inform the situation but also be used effectively to raise more fundamental problems and find solutions to them.
Also, this picture is not an extreme case. This is a case that can happen to any dog in the event of various disasters every year. Last summer, a tied-up dog was found dead due to heavy rain.
It is not just a matter of risk. The extreme boredom of having to live for decades looking at only one place for the rest of their life is the pain that dogs who live in chains suffer from. This is very widespread abuse in South Korea today, which is so quiet that it can't even be recognized as abuse.
Recently, CARE gave a lecture about dogs tied up in a high school. And we went to Chuncheon City to rescue the tied dog. In the Korean Animal Protection Act, the regulations on the leash of companion animals are only about the length of the leash to prevent injury or disease. The Animal Protection Act should be revised to free dogs from this leash, which is extremely suppressing their lives. Below, for your information, is a description of the laws of the different states in the United States concerning keeping dogs tied. The United States permanently bans dog breeding in many states. There is a fundamental difference from South Korea. Therefore, the following states that binding in a limited time is also very cruel in some cases and provides for stricter standards and prohibitions.
Some state laws in the United States allow for a reasonable period to be bound. California prohibits tying dogs to fixed objects in principle but allows dogs to be tied within the time required to complete any work that can only be done by restraining them. More recent legislation limits the duration of times dogs can be held in 24 hours. For example, less than 14 hours in Nevada, less than 10 hours in Oregon, and less than 5 hours in Massachusetts.
Some states even specify the type of line. Hawaii, Texas, Rhode Island, and many other places have outlawed chock and pinch-collar. Other states determine the length or weight of the leash. For example, in Indiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, three times the length of a dog, one-eighth of the weight of a dog in Rhode Island, and in Washington, D.C., "The rope should not be heavy enough to interfere with the dog's free movement for no good reason." In many states, it is said that dogs must not be caught on ropes when approached for food, water, and shelter.
Finally, after a dog was left tied up during a natural disaster, some states have imposed weather restrictions. In Louisiana, dogs and cats are prohibited in places declared disaster zones by exposure to extreme weather conditions.
In some rare cases, dogs need to be tied up. However, this should only be allowed for a very limited period of time, and keeping dogs permanently tied up is very cruel in the way of raising dogs. Tying a dog in a way that causes injury or danger, including attacks from other animals, as required by American law, is an act of cruelty.
Recently, dogs that live on a one-meter leash are commonly called 'country dogs'. However, it is a regionalist term and is not appropriate because not all rural dogs live together.
CARE wants to launch a legislative campaign. Therefore, we would like to correct it with a name that more clearly informs the status and problems of animals as "binding dogs.”
Please sign the petition today, and join the movement!
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Petition created on 13 May 2021