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The Coalition is wonderful!!!! I love watching their videos. However, I had no idea that there was a Triad chapter now. How does someone get involved with the Triad chapter?

While the work that the coalition does for individuals who might not be able to afford a fence is commendable, it still stands that for many dogs, a tether is the only means of affordable containment for many people. The concerns about dogs dying on tethers and being abused, malnourished, etc. are covered by EXISTING animal abuse laws. Those situations *should* be address by existing laws, NOT by making new laws prohibiting dogs from being tethered. Virtually all areas which have imposed restrictions or banned tethering outright have seen an incredible increase in shelter intake (most of them being high kill shelters), especially when there's been an aggressive attempt by animal control and others to enforce THAT law instead of taking into consideration whether the animal is getting proper care, regardless of the type of confinement used. One size does not fit all and the vast majority of dogs on tethers are healthy and happy. Don't allow your local government to take away a perfectly acceptable confinement technique because of a few bad apples.