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Frustrated by waiting six-years for the anti-tethering legislation she has pioneered to finally become law, Dogs Deserve Better co-founder Tamira Ci Thayne has chained herself to a dog house in front of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building. She hopes to get lawmakers to pay attention to the suffering that chained dogs endure.
From her Operation Fido’s Freedom website, she writes:
Knock, knock. I’m here for the law for the chained dogs? You’ve probably just been busy. I know how that goes, I’ve been busy too. But thing is, here we are almost at the end of another legislative session, and the dogs still have no law to protect them.
It’s not right.
I intend to stay awhile, and I’m hoping that, together, we can get this thing done. Time is short, and they’ve suffered enough.
Yeah, I know I should be doing other things. A million other things, like having a life, working on other Dogs Deserve Better campaigns. Rescuing chained dogs, one at a time, from those few who see the light or want a convenient place to dump their garbage. Even spending time with my family would be nice.
But, I can’t get away from the nagging thought that they’ve still got nothing. We’ve waited six years for a law for them. Through HB1911, HB1065, HB1254, the Casorio/Caltigirone bill we were promised but never materialized this March, and now SB1435. It’s been exhausting!
And yet, here we are still without a tool to help them, and they are still suffering. Many waited their entire lives for help that never came, and have now turned to dust, having never known a kind word or the kiss of love.
Maybe it doesn’t matter to you, but it matters to me, it matters to the majority of Pennsylvania dog lovers, and most importantly, it matters to them.
Have I mentioned yet how the chained dogs are suffering? As they suffer, I have decided to bring their suffering to you, because maybe you just have been too busy to notice. I’m sure if you did notice it, did comprehend the pain of living as they live day in and day out, you’d have taken the necessary action to end it by now.
As they remain shackled to one grassless spot 24 hours each day, I will stay chained in front of OUR Capitol (Yes, I believe the Capitol belongs to me too) for ten hours Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. As they go without food and water, so will I fast each week from Monday through Friday. And as they are subjected to the elements, so will I be drenched when it rains, wilt in the summer heat, and shiver in the cold of approaching winter.
So that you may begin to really UNDERSTAND their suffering, I am bringing it to you. Let’s get this thing done. I’m here for their law.
—Tamira Ci Thayne, founder and CEO, Dogs Deserve Better
P.S. If you’re looking for me, I’m the woman chained to the doghouse in front of the Capitol.
You can follow Operation Fido’s Freedom on Twitter, and the Operation Fido’s Freedom Website.
