Dog on a chain;
In the old days it was quite common for yard dogs or farm dogs to be chained. In the Netherlands, this form of animal abuse was banned in a protection law of 1962. Unfortunately, this law was overturned by politicians in 2014. A new animal welfare law, which was supposed to be so much better, came into effect. In my opinion, the new legislation offers less protection to animals and dogs in particular in several respects. Dog on a chain;
The new law was signed by the king as usual. But what do you want… .. a king who is an avid hunter himself. I always ask myself: can a hunter be an animal lover? Isn’t that like a serial killer who loves people?
Animals also have the right to protection of their interests. There are many serious problems in the world and cruelty to animals is one of them. Most politicians are frivolous about the neglect and mistreatment of animals. They are simply not interested.
What’s wrong with keeping dogs on a chain?
You completely deprive the animal of its personal freedom and you undermine its ability and need for social behavior. The animal feels trapped and strongly impeded in its freedom of movement. The animal is completely deprived of its social potential. Among other things, the animals are hindered from developing their natural flight behavior.
For this reason, chain dogs are almost always aggressive animals, which are usually impossible to approach. They express their aggressiveness, which is often caused by fear and lack of confidence.
Not only in the Netherlands, but also in many other countries there are little or no adequate laws for the protection of animals. Although some laws seem reasonably adequate on paper, in practice it appears that the laws are often difficult or impossible to enforce. In addition, there is also a lack of interest or manpower among enforcers to adequately monitor animal welfare laws.
In Italy, an action has been started against keeping dogs on a chain. In only two Italian regions (Campania and Umbria) there is a complete ban on chain dogs.
The Italian campaign was started by David Zanforlini. David Zanforlini is a lawyer expert in animal rights, eco-mafia and environmental pollution, former chairman of Legambiente’s Legal Action Centers: and uses his Facebook page to join forces for more just laws to protect the environment and animals. You can show your support through his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/davidzanforlini1959/
Although there are already various rules in various countries regarding HOW to keep dogs on a chain, this obviously does not solve anything. The only proper protection for our dogs is a complete, total ban on keeping dogs on a chain. Such legislation should be introduced at a European level, so that all Member States must comply with it.
If you have any questions and / or comments, please let me know.
