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Jessika
Carrier Alamogordo Woman Will be Chained to Doghouse Alamogordo
Daily News Recently,
a librarian sat on a roof to raise much-needed library funds.
Now, on July 2, Jessika Carrier, an Alamogordo resident, will
chain herself to a doghouse for at least 12 hours for an annual
event being put on by a group called "Dogs Deserve Better." As part of the DDB's 2007 "Chain Off," this particular event is called "Unchain the 50." "I'm very excited to be participating in this year's event," Carrier said. "At first I was not going to do it, but then I thought about how many people in Alamogordo chain their dogs up, and decided I needed to do this." "Living chained to a doghouse for 24 hours will be grueling and unimaginable for those of us who are used to coming and going as we please," said Susan Hartland, organizer of the Atlanta and Seattle events and a DDB representative. "But the discomfort we will endure is nothing compared to the daily suffering of many of our nation's dogs who spend their entire lives at the end of a chain, living in a small patch of mud, their chains wrapped around a tree, baking in the summer sun or freezing in the winter cold." Last year, California became the first state in the country to pass a statewide law specifically limiting the amount of time a dog may be tethered to a stationary object. More than 100 local governments across the United States have passed legislation in recent years that either bans or limits how long a dog may be chained, recognizing that existing animal welfare laws are outdated, according to DDB Founder Tammy Grimes, a resident of Tipton, Penn. Grimes will travel from Pennsylvania to live chained in Atlanta for 28 hours, along with representatives from Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, South Carolina and Vermont. "Unchain the 50" kicks off June 30 in Atlanta and in Redmond, Wash., with 36 satellite "Chain Offs" running through July 8. Participants will chain themselves to doghouses, some in their own backyards, to stand against the practice of continual chaining. "If anyone would like to come by and see me chained to a doghouse, they are most welcome," Carrier said. DDB is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Tipton, Pa. It is the 2003 first place winner of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Pet Protector Award, and currently has more than 150 area representatives in 38 states, Canada and France. The local event will take place at 1910 N. Florida Ave. in Alamogordo on July 2 from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., and possibly until 8 a.m. on July 3, according to Carrier. With a chain attached from a doghouse to a collar around her neck, Carrier is actually going to sit in the middle of a sidewalk with no shade. "What do dogs do when they are stuck in the sun for long periods of time?" asked Carrier. "This will be no different."
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