Non-Profit Event: Dogs Deserve Better

Who: Dogs Deserve Better: Sixth Annual Chain Off, National Main Event
Where: Dupage County Fairgrounds, 2015 W. Manchester Road, Wheaton
When: From 11:15 a.m. June 28 to 11:15 a.m. June 29, 2008

What is it?

Animal activists, dog lovers and concerned owners will chain themselves to doghouses in designated locations across the United States as a protest/performance art to raise awareness of the suffering of millions of dogs who live their lives chained.

This may seem normal, since who hasn't seen a "Beware of Dog" sign, and walked past a house with a dog chained to a pole, tree or house? But what many don't realize is that an estimated 6 million dogs will never know life without a chain and this results in aggression, anxiety and even insanity. This event aims to raise general awareness of all inhumane treatment of dogs.


For more information: www.dogsdeservebetter.org or www.unchainourworld.org.




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Help The Heroes

The Best Fundraiser Ever!

Help for Heroes is a charity campaign launched in October of 2007, its goal is to help the men and women of the Armed Forces who were wounded while serving in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

And their new charity event is definitely more bite than bark! " Beat the Dog" is their latest event, where volunteers pay for the opportunity to see if they can outrun a military attack dog!

Wearing a protective bite-suit ( imagine a sumo suit) and helmet, the brave volunteers get a good head start before the attack dog is released. But I doubt any head start would be enough, the dogs soon catch the volunteer and tackle them to the floor.

Lieutenant Richard Campbell described the experience: “You just feel this awesome, powerful animal on your arm. Once he has got a hold he is taking you down. I did it for two reasons firstly for charity, and secondly because it is something completely different.”

This competition runs for the duration of 16 Air Assault Brigade’s summer tour and the winner will be the person who gets the furthest along the course before becoming a chew toy.

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