Written by PETA
Here's a story that could melt even a snowman's heart. Fourth-grade students in teacher Chris Maxwell's class at Mills Park Elementary School in Cary, North Carolina, have raised more than $300 to help dogs who are trapped at the end of a chain with no shelter from freezing temperatures, snow, and sleet. The kids are donating the money to PETA's national "Change for Chained Dogs" program, which provides dogs who are chained up like old bicycles with warm, sturdy doghouses. Sadly, these doghouses are often the first "homes" that these animals have ever known. To thank the kids for their compassion, TeachKind—PETA's humane-education division—has given the students and the school its Compassionate School Award.
Check out a couple of the happy dogs with their new doghouses:
Inspired by these kids' kindness? Why not sponsor a doghouse in behalf of a cold, lonely dog?
Written by Lindsay Pollard-Post
As a longtime member, I've read about PETA's strong efforts - and some successes - to get NO chaining ordinances banned, starting right in their own HQ area I think. I know in some places, like NC where I live they've been pushing hard for years but the Good Old Boys think a chain's the way to go and kill the bills every single time. Yes, I've seen PETA's efforts and am so glad they don't just wait til laws pass but help the dogs out in the cold this winter as well.
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