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Our Biggest Fundraiser of the Year! Chain
Off 2010 Needs You!
Chain
Off 2010 is only a month away! And we only have 34 chainees? And 16
states plus British Columbia? Please say it ain't so!
Last
year we had over 100 people in over 30 states. WE NEED YOU to stand for
chained dogs!
Why does Chain Off matter? It puts us in their paws. Many
people love their own dogs, but don't stop to think that there's
thousands of their exact breed living chained at this moment. Chaining
on behalf of the dogs raises awareness for their plight. In that moment,
they are not forgotten. Please join us this year for Chain Off 2010.
Plus, our push for greater awareness is
paired with our biggest fundraiser of the YEAR!
We need your support to reach our goal of
$60,000 to help save the lives of dogs who have lived at the end of a
chain-- hungry, lonely, and neglected. So far Chain Off has had a VERY
SLOW start, so your support now is more important than ever! So far we
have only raised $3650 to save dogs from miserable lives at the end of a
chain.
You can help by donating or participating
today!Get
signed up! Donate
for your favorite individual or team!
Are you following our friendly fundraising
competition? If you remember, the last two years Rhonda
Sims has kicked Tamira
Thayne's butt in their friendly donation competition. Currently, Shannon
Allen of VA is #1 with $1335; Bobbie
Oliver of TX is #2 with $545; and Tamira
Thayne is #3 with $400. Donate to one of these worthy candiates or
someone in your area!
For those of you not familiar with Chain Off,
Chain Off has been held annually around the 4th of July since 2004 and
highlights the reality that while Americans are celebrating their
freedom, there are tens of thousands of man's best friends in every
state who are still not free. These dogs are found in backyards
stretching from Delaware to Alaska, Maine to Hawaii, throughout the
provinces of Canada, and around the world.
This year's main event has two locations--
Alachua, FL and at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. We have
others across the country that are planning Chain Off events in their
neighborhoods. See
all the locations and participants!
Join one of these events or start your own! Or
you can click to sponsor any one of the participants.
Our fundraising page is up and going at www.firstgiving.com/dogsdeservebetter. You can create a webpage to raise funds and
send to all your family and friends. If you have questions, contact
Tereza Marks at tereza@dogsdeservebetter.org.
For more information visit
our website
MissionFish-
A Great Way to Raise Money for DDB
Do you have old items to sell on EBay? Do you
purchase items from EBay? If so, you can also help DDB. Through www.missionfish.org
you can sell your old items and donate the profits to DDB. Now you can
also donate as little as $1 to DDB when checking out using PayPal on
your EBay purchases and when designating DDB as one of your Favorite
Charities. For more information go to http://www.missionfish.org/help/receiving-donations/us_give-at-checkout.html
Are
You on Facebook? Check Out Our Causes and Donate to Chain Off 2010
In addition to raising money for Chain Off
through our Firstigiving pages, we have intiated a Chain Off 2010
through our 13 affliated Causes on Facebook. We are hoping to raise an
additional $20,000 from our Facebook friends and social networking. If
you are on Facebook, join one of our Causes (download the Causes
application then search Dogs Deserve Better). Once you join, you will
have the opportunity to donate through Causes secure website to Chain
Off 2010. You will also receive updates on our progress... SO FAR WE
HAVE RAISED OVER $1000 FOR CHAIN OFF 2001 THROUGH OUR CAUSES CAMPAIGN.
Thank you Facebook friends!
Children's
Book Main Character Contest
Speaking of raising funds, one way to help
with our major fundraising effort is to sponsor our newest children's
book and get a chance to have YOUR DOG be the star of the show! So far
we've had only 12 sponsors! 12! We thought we'd be engulfed with people
wanting the chance to get their dog in the book, please help us get this
book off the ground as it's so needed in our schools, while earning
yourself the chance to have a lot of extra fun! Sponsor TODAY.
Dogs
Deserve Better will be publishing our second children’s book in October
of 2010, entitled A New Name for Worthless, and this time
we're looking for the STAR of the show!
Written and illustrated by Rocky Shepheard, it’s a
delightfully poignant tale of the love of a man for his dog, and the
lengths both man and dog will go to for each other and freedom.
There are lots of fun characters to add camaraderie and humor
to the plot and adventure that will keep you turning the pages. The
ending will surely bring smiles to the faces of both you and your
children.
Of course, as with everything else Dogs Deserve Better does,
our book has an important message for children that dogs are part of the
family, and they want to live inside with us.
So how do you get involved? Well, all of the characters are
currently being developed graphically except one—the lead protagonist, a
dog named Worthless (named for the
real-life dog who started Dogs Deserve Better).
DDB will be giving one of our supporter's dogs the chance to
be drawn as Worthless, the star of the tale, who receives a miraculous
transformation and a new name!
How do you get YOUR dog in the
running to be the star? Just sponsor the book, and indicate whether you
want your dog to be eligible for the drawing or not. (You can sponsor
without entering your dog in the contest too, of course.)
We will choose the winner of the contest from eligible book
sponsors on July 12th, and announce it on our site.
For more
information, go to the website...
The Shelter Challenge is Back!
Help DDB win $10,000
Dogs Deserve Better wants to win $10,000 to
support our mission and programs. Click everyday to vote until August
22nd. Remember to vote for DDB in Altoona, PA. Vote
now.
Another Chance for DDB to Win
$5000 in the Pepsi Refresh Project
Dogs Deserve Better wants to win $5000 to
provide coloring books to over 20,000 students in areas where dog
chaining is a big problem. Since we placed in the top 100 last month and
the month before, Pepsi is giving us a third chance to win.
EVERYONE needs to vote EVERYDAY through the end of May. Click here to vote (you will need to register
From the
Mailbag
May 21,
2010:
Here is a
picture from Sonny's 6th Birthday party. I cannot believe we have had
him four years already! Best four years of our lives.
He is
happy and healthy and totally loves his brother Sebastian. They are two
peas in a pod.
Thanks for the gift of Sonny!--Melissa
Swauger, Pennsylvania, long-time DDB adopter and supporter
Make A
Difference for A Chained Dog!
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Four Year Old Attacked by Neighbors Dog in
High Point, NC
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Alexandria, VA Considers Tethering Limit for
Dogs
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The Legality of
Helping Chained Dogs
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Corpus Christi, TX,
Pet Owner in Trouble for Chaining Dog
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Sarasota County, FL Explore Ban on Dog
Tethering
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Chaining Dogs Unacceptable-- New Laws to
Restrict It
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In San Antonio, TX, Chained Dog Attacked by
Swarm of Bees
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Tampa, FL Couple Charged After Dog Starves to
Death
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In NC, Pit Bull Bites Send Boy to Hospital
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In Girard, OH, Dog Mauls Girl's Face
Owner Says Girl Was Too Close to Dog
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In St. Regis, MT, Teen Saves 8 Year Old Boy
From Dog Attack
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Garner, NC Animal Tethering Decision
Postponed
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Orange County, NC, Anti-Tethering Law Goes
into Effect
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In St. Louis, Early Round of Heat Causing
Concern for Pets
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Security Dog Found Injured, Chained in
Berwyn, IL
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In Cleveland, OH Child Bitten By Dog
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How Long Is Too Long to Tether a Dog?
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New
PSA from Animal Protection of NM
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Proper
Socialization of Dogs Can Prevent Problems
Upcoming
Events
Join DDB at the Animal
Rights 2010 Conference July 15-19 at the Hilton Alexandria, VA. For
more details see the website.
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