How Long Will a Chained Dog Drink When it's Been Deprived of Water? Tyrone, PA

Just how long will a chained dog drink who is obviously deprived of water as well as food, basic love, decent shelter, and attention? Here's an attempt to answer that question.

And if you are annoyed or bored watching a dog drink for six minutes (a much shorter time than the poor girl actually drank in the two days I filmed this), consider how it feels to be a the dog who HAS to continue to drink for minutes at a time to even begin to slack her thirst. Consider how many hours a day she waits for water: 24. Consider how many days a year she waits for anyone to come treat her with a degree of compassion and respect: 365.

Great News Update! This shepherd and her 3 yard mates were seized by PSPCA in working with Dogs Deserve Better, and will now be able to be fostered and adopted into their perfect, inside, homes and families. Thank you, PSPCA for taking the required action on behalf of these poor dogs!

Please help chained dogs today by visiting http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org.

Here's the media release about the rescue:

Dogs Deserve Better and Pennsylvania SPCA team up to rescue four chained and suffering dogs in Centre County

Video and photo evidence of neglect posted on Facebook leads to linkup with PSPCA and a warrant and subsequent relinquishment of dogs by guardian

September 6, 2009, Tipton, PA — The anonymous tip to Dogs Deserve Better founder Tamira Ci Thayne said only two things: dogs were abandoned at a property in Centre County near Tyrone, Pennsylvania, and there were at least two starved, chained shepherds on the property.

Dogs Deserve Better, who works on numerous fronts to end the suffering endured by dogs that are kept perpetually chained or penned, is currently pushing a Pennsylvania bill, HB1254, which would limit the amount of time a dog can spend chained, thereby granting dogs more of the protection that should be required by law.

Thayne, armed with camera, food, and water, journeyed to the location to assess the situation and document the neglect. She found not two but four dogs chained and neglected on the property: two seriously underweight shepherds, covered in fleas, with fly strike on their ears and lacking food and water; one blind and deaf Pomeranian in a pen with only a crate for shelter; and a chained black Lab/border collie mix.

The property appeared abandoned, over-flowing with garbage and old, broken-down vehicles but no signs of human life. Thayne thoroughly documented the dogs' conditions and gave them food and water. That evening she posted her frustrations with getting the dogs help on her Facebook page, showing photos of the matted and filthy blind and deaf Pomeranian, and video of the female shepherd running back and forth carrying her empty food bowl—literally begging for food and water.

Thayne was contacted from those postings by the PSPCA, who acted quickly to get an officer to the property on Saturday, September 5th. Finding sufficient cause to warrant removal of the dogs, the organization obtained a warrant on Sunday, September 6th, brought a truck from Philadelphia, found the property owner, and obtained a release of all four dogs to the organization.

The dogs are being taken to the Philadelphia shelter, evaluated for health issues, and then may be released to Dogs Deserve Better's foster program or adopted out to loving homes and families.

Thayne states, My dream has finally come true! I am so ecstatic tonight, I feel like I just won the lottery. This is the first time in my seven years of working for America's chained dogs that the system has worked the way it should work. An animal advocate such as myself, or any concerned neighbor or citizen, should be able to get help for a suffering animal immediately and in a way that limits the amount of continued suffering the animal must endure. Unfortunately in Pennsylvania, this has not been the case. I thought I would be facing another arrest for helping these abandoned and mistreated animals, but instead law enforcement stepped in, did their job, and did it beautifully. And on a holiday weekend, which makes it even more amazing! I am more grateful to the Pennsylvania SPCA than you can even imagine. Thank you, PSPCA, not only from my heart, but from those suffering dogs who truly deserved better!

Video and photos of the dogs are available at Dogsdeservebetter.org or by calling 814.207.4586. Video footage is posted on You Tube, Facebook, and other internet sites.

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Pets & Animals

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• chained dog
• dog
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• dog rescue
• dog abuse
• animal abuse
• Tyrone
• Pennsylvania
• Dogs Deserve Better
• Tamira Thayne
• German Shepherd
• animal neglect

[elitekaraoke]

This video is so sad. I couldn't stop crying. I wish there were harsher punishment for people who mistreat and abuse animals. I think it should be a felony and have no less than 3 years in jail and NEVER be able to own another animal again! People who do these kinds of things make me sick!

[attemptingtobehumble]

I have a hard time even watching this, it just makes me so angry.

[ejpuddin]

i fucking love dogs. but to be honest that dog doesnt look super deprived. dogs are alot different from people. wolves where nomads and so they are much better equipped for storing resources. that dog should have had a constant water source for sure but food prolly wasn't an issue. the lack of water was also not life threatening, maybe discomforting. or maybe the dog just needed making sure it was stocked up. how long is it chained though? its bull shit to lock it up for more than a couple hours

[ollilim]

be kind to animals n u have God blessing..

[milkompukalos]

Why idiot people have these poor dogs, I wonder. ..

[MsPhotoclick]

Poor thing. It probably does not get fed either.

[guynesg]

Animals may be here to serve man but not neglected of food, water, and compassion. I have horses on the ranch I work at and when its time to work they'll serve us but then we get them food and water and later on we go out and ride just for fun with them what happened to this dog is wrong

[gravylegs1]

@megawho12 This "wack job' Has saved a lot of dogs. More power to her. We have people who are trying to save children She and others are trying to save those who can't speak out. Animals are not here to be abused and neglected by man. Now go out and feed a starving child or are you a hypocryte? "Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel" Proverbs 12:10

[alb826]

@megawho12 you're a dumb ass. Animals are NOT here to serve man.

[vanzgo25]

ARE YOU TRYING TO TEST THAT DOG OR WHAT???

[megawho12]

This lady is a whack job. I think she put a dog box in Harrisburg and chained herself to it. What about kids who are starving, thirsty, and miss treated? Animals are here to serve man, not the other way around.

[pmarie2003]

Find the owner, chain him to the tree in the background, come back 3 days later and see how he's doing.