Phoenix dogfight
June 21, 2006
ACTOR Joaquin Phoenix is spearheading a new campaign to ban the chaining of dogs in California.
The star has teamed up with animal rights group People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals and penned letters to every top California politician, asking them to support a new bill, which would make attaching chains to dogs a state offense. In his heartfelt letter, Phoenix points out, not only does chaining lead to lonely suffering for dogs, it also presents a very real danger to people, especially children who wander into the area where dogs are kept chained. He writes: "Life at the end of a chain is miserable. Senate Bill 1578 would give animal control officers a much-needed tool to help protect our canine companions from long-term neglect and our communities from dog attacks, a problem that has engendered increasing public concern in recent years." In a recent report, America's Centers For Disease Control and Prevention has found that chained dogs are nearly three times more likely to attack people than dogs who are not kept chained. A PETA spokeswoman says: "In 2002, chained dogs killed more children between the ages of 1 and 9 than did falls from playground equipment or trees and fireworks accidents combined, and they killed as many kids as did gun accidents."
I love him!!! I love PETA!!! I love them together.
And I like how "celebrities" who are involved with PETA do more than just lend their name. They film ads, pose for posters, make documentaries, etc. This is another reason I like Pamela Anderson and even though Dennis Rodman is not my favorite I think he's sexy in his ad for not wearing fur.
Any hoo, I'm all for not chaining dogs or keeping them outside their entire lives. I still feel bad that poor Lucy was kept outside. I can't image it now but back then it was normal for us. Renee and Donnie's dog was kept outside too. Poor things. But at least (I guess it's a good thing) they were in a pen with a doghouse instead of chained up. Not much better but better. Now I couldn't image it. Another thing I hate is those stupid chain collars pitbulls usually have. Don't know if they hurt the dogs but they look like they do and I hate them.
