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I received the following email this morning after we talked about a dog I drive by every day that is chained to a porch.

Good morning Sue,

I heard you talking about the little dog that lives by you, whose owners have it tied outside continually. I wanted to make you aware of an organization called Dogs Deserve Better, whose mission is to get dogs off chains and into homes. they are currently collecting the addresses of chained dogs and sending the owners valentines………. well, they can explain it better than I can. please visit www.dogsdeservebetter.org and go to the “have a heart for dogs week, Feb. 7 - 14′ page. here is an excerpt:

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Have a Heart for Chained Dogs
2010 Valentine Campaign

Join us February 7-14th for Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week. OUR GOAL in our 8th Season is to SEND OUT 15,000 VALENTINES TO CHAINED or PENNED DOGS.

We are striving to raise awareness for chained and penned dogs in a positive way…by delivering Valentines, a brochure and a treat coupon to dogs living outside all over the U.S. and into other countries where we have representation, such as Canada and England.

All valentines will be sent anonymously, unless you specifically ask for your first or full name to be included. And any information that is sent out with the valentine will include only the name of the Dogs Deserve Better organization. Therefore, any information you give us is strictly confidential, unless you direct otherwise.

Educational outreach is an important part of chain-ging minds and chain-ging lives. From supporter Aubrey Madden Hall: “My husband and I used to pass a puppy chained 24/7 on the deck on our way home…it hurt us everyday. After a while I found out about DDB from someone at the dog park…I contacted my local rep and she sent some things to them. Then, I never saw him chained again!”

thank you for caring sue,

dana