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stouffvitte simtribune thursday aug 23 2007 17 woman fights to break chains by chris traber staff writer nicole simone wants your help to break the chain of animal cruelty in york region more urgently she needs your sig nature the 22yearold york university soci ology student and volunteer at kennel inn the animal shelter in her native aurora is a passionate animal rights advocate staff photochris traber nicole simone with dog charlie feels dogs need to be unchained and started a petition that will be presented to markham council if you would would like to sign ms simones online petition go to unchainyorkregionsdogs com starting in september ms simone plans to petition the regions nine coun cils to pass effective bylaws banning the permanent chaining of dogs her online petition has more than 125 signatures she wants to address the issue armed with more than 1000 names the laws in york region state a dog may be lawfully chained permanently outside as long as some sort of shelter is provided with a wind flap along with proper collar water and a minimum five foot leash she said food does not have to be present but the dog has to look somewhat fed and in reasonable health dogs may be left unattended for an undetermined period of time and many are not licensed many chained dogs do not receive proper vaccinations and may have fleas and worms which can spread to humans inserts for thus aug 23 2007 bell sympatico best buy bouclair bulk barn canadian tire dell computers- dominion food basic foodland future shop- giant tiger grand toy- hakim optical- home depot iga imperial carpet leons loblaws mm meats markham town centre mdg- michaels- ministry health- national sports no frills- real canadian super store rm imports- rogers salvation army- shoe club- shoppers drug mart- sofa 999 sport chek sport mart- staples stouffville fine furniture- the bay- ts nails spa walia discount mart zellers no one delivers results like we do to fed out cam abort bow to re your target martt and get too jam great response tram jx flyer -srttou- 6ob as these jtstonierj of us today setocted areas only tribune 9052942200 uxbridge tr- open 6 days a week thursdays until 8pm 4 banff road uxbridge on phone 905 8520444 wwwwinekitzcom its time to start your holiday wine quantities arelimitettso dont delay we get chained dogs at the shel ter that come in horribly beaten and burned sick and severely abused ms simone said often they have inappropriate col lars their necks are raw and sore about 30 per cent of them just cant be reha bilitated not only is the chaining of dogs inhu mane its a significant danger for people children in particular she said chained dogs lack necessary social ization and may become territorial she said these dogs deprived of human interaction and attention become aggressive dogs are pack animals in the wild canines live eat and sleep with their family in the absence of dogs humans become their pack a chained dog feels rejected and doesnt understand why ms simone explained like all animals if threatened their natural fight or flight instinct takes over a tethered dog cant flee so it will battle american spca research has shown chained dogs are nearly three times as likely to bite as dogs who are not chained unfortunately ifs children who are at me greatest risk of being attacked kids are the no 1 victims of chained dogs they unknowingly try to approach and pet an abused dog ms simone said the number of chained dogs is dif ficult to determine kennel inn general manager gary lawrence said sample quote plus tax 300000 includes contents 300000 comprehensive coverage detached structure 45000 additional living expenses 60000 i liability 2000000 voluntary medical payments- 2000 1000 deductible v replacement cost on contents and building sewer backup v identity theft above quote includes 25discount 10 for new home 10bf claimsfree and 5 multj- cthe co6pclciidl product discbunt tax not included rates o abciipiacerryoir may cynge without notice and are subject to completion of satisfactory applications ess home v auto lnvlnvestnients group business farm travel wed so stouffville larry irwin 6358 main st 9056402586 s sb m- 9 my tth 0 llpi mmwmmsum l free pace painting photos courtesy of axion brillinger insurance 6237 main st come visit sharon donna mike m h pbsitradverlising works cfct at yorkregioncom we offer an easily customized mix of targeted advertising opportunities across different areas of our site well position your advertising to ensure the- best exposure for your business ask us about custom website design website hosting and video clips providing affordable internet solutions for businesses yorkregionocom conuci it clicks home 18773628970 ext 243 or email dandrewsyrmgcom for more information