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About Us
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Please link your animal welfare or rescue site
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My
name is Emily, and I live in
Little Rock, Arkansas. My journey began when my husband John and I rescued Boss, a.k.a. Lucky, from a yard where he was chained to a dilapidated
doghouse. Lucky had thousands of fleas running all over his body. He
was fed about twice a week and rarely had water.
Lucky's eyes were totally dead when we first saw him. I will never
forget the spark of life that came to his eyes when I crouched down
and started
talking to him. His eyes just lit right up when he received
his
first bit of human kindness.
Really, it was watching Lucky's eyes come to life that inspired me
to start this website and advocate on behalf of chained dogs
everywhere. We rescued Lucky and other chained dogs at our own expense (see
My Life with Animals). We
also installed
trolleys and built fences for chained dogs.
Then we started this Web site, raised money for a local billboard,
successfully lobbied for laws in Little Rock and
North Little Rock prohibiting
fixed-point chaining, and designed
brochures about the laws
that were mailed
to all city residents in their water bill.
It haunts me to think of all of the loving dogs who are living their lives at the end of a chain with no comfort. But two people can only do so much! The only way lasting change will happen is if everyone reading this decides to take just one step to help a chained dog!
Because we both have stressful full-time jobs, we can't answer hundreds of
emails each week or help with cruelty cases. That's why we don't have
an email address posted on this site. However, I encourage you to check out the
wonderful organization
Dogs Deserve Better. Through DDB,
you can get involved with other activists and receive an E-Newsletter about
nationwide efforts to help chained dogs. (To subscribe, enter your address in
the yellow box in the right column of the
homepage.)
Read about Dan and Tammy, two amazing activists
for chained dogs.
My Life with Animals
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I have my own companion animals in addition to the animals I've fostered. This is my girl Honey. I rescued her and 3 littermates from the shelter when they were tiny puppies. I could write volumes about Honey! She has been my sweet girl for 10 years now.
Honey and I enjoy an early spring morning |
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 I love walking my dogs. This was a rare snowy day in
Arkansas. My chow-mixes love the cold! |
 Honey doesn't seem to be feeling particularly guilty about destroying my slipper.
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 Look at that blue chow tongue! |
 Another Christmas with Honey and Jack. |
I rescued Teddy Junior from the shelter, where he had been
abandoned. I love chow-chows - they are so gorgeous! I placed TJ
into a great home. |
 We saw Annie chained in the corner of a trashy backyard. Annie
was extremely emaciated and starved for attention. We bought her
from her owner for $30 and put about 20 pounds on her. This
little rottie girl was
adopted by a loving family, and she now weighs 100+ pounds! |
 Maggie was my good friend. She lived on a short chain for
seven years before I worked with her owner to build a
trolley for her. I used to walk her
often. Maggie died, and I still miss her. She was a dignified,
smart, beautiful dog who deserved better. |
 Annabelle was chained by some people who were "keeping" her for
a relative. While fixing their fence, they agreed to let us take
her. As we were leaving , her owner turned to his friend and
said, "That dog isn't worth nothing." |
 I found Buddy tied to a stop sign in rural Arkansas. I don't
know if if was tied up for his whole life, but he certainly was
when I found him! I could barely get the knotted rope off his
neck. Buddy is the funniest little dog - I learned a lot about
hounds by fostering him! |
 I love cats, too! I found Bagheera on a business trip and
brought him home. Bagheera has feline HIV, so it was hard
finding a home for him. But I did! |
 This is Honey's litter-mate, Babe. Babe lives with my Mom and Dad where she is not at all spoiled. (Babe won't eat her dinner unless it is garnished.)
We found Gracie running down a busy street. Fostering a golden was a big change from our usual chows, pit bulls, and rottweilers!
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 Teddy lived the first year of his life on a short chain by a
snake-infested pond. He was adopted by an adoring family who
treated him like a king.
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 Della was chained and forgotten in the corner of someone's
backyard. We reported the situation to animal
services, and the owner relinquished the dog to them.
We emailed photos of Della at the shelter and her euthanasia
date. We received an outpouring of calls/emails, and Della went
from the shelter straight to her new home. Look at her now!
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 My friend Desi rescued Justice. Justice had been fought and abused by his owners. When they got tired of them, they dropped him down a well to drown. When Justice didn't die, one of the owners tried to push him under. The owner fell in and started drowning. The other guy jumped in to save his friend, and they BOTH drowned. I kind of love this story of cosmic Justice. Sorry, but I do!
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 Enjoying a fall day on the promenade.
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 John and Jack - are they cute, or what?
My best friend Susan rescues basset hounds. This is John and me with Jolie, the sweetest, droopiest-eyed basset you ever met!
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 This is my gorgeous cat Addy. People always say she's the prettiest cat they've ever seen. Addy has this made-for-cats video of squirrels and birds and watches it with total concentration. It is so funny! Hard to believe she would have been euthanized had we not rescued her from the shelter when she was a kitten. |
 A friend recently said of Tiger Lily, "That's a healthy cat!" Lily was starving when we found her in a tree, and she still gets very nervous if he food bowl gets too low. Lily has personality-plus, that's for sure! She has the loudest purr you've ever heard. |
 This is Misa and Addy curled up together on a cold day. I have had Misa the longest - since I was just out of college. Misa is a hard-working cat - constantly guarding the front door and peeking out the window to keep an eye on the neighborhood. I adopted Misa from the humane society. I love her so much. |
 Thanks for visiting my site. Now go help a chained dog - Bye! |
