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12 <br />to <br />Main Themes and Views, For and Against <br />Tethers and Pens <br />Arguments noainst Restriction of <br />Areuments for the Restriction of <br />TetheringTethe <br />' <br />Tethers are better than pens because they <br />Tethers deprive dogs of their basic needs <br />can give more space than pea of equal size <br />for socialization and subject them to <br />and are easier to clean than pens: <br />dangers of attack, starvation, trachea <br />damage and other - related injuries <br />USDA already has mmimm pen sizes. <br />Smaller pens restrict movement and <br />exercise and deprive dogs of basic needs. <br />USDA ruling proln"bits tethering as a <br />method of primmy enclosure. <br />Some dogs escape from pens. There are <br />Coalition to Unchain Dogs builds fences <br />dium, climbers and even dogs that chew <br />that escape artist dogs cannot get out of <br />ihto fences. <br />Some tethered dogs; are not mistreated. and <br />Families in other areas that have received . <br />bave more interaction with family members <br />fences from the Coalition have .repotted <br />than they would in a pen. This amendment <br />positive results and have been pleased to <br />doesn't distinguish between responsible <br />discover dog's new personality when <br />and iammonsible ft&siin& <br />fenced instead of chained <br />Tethers are needed for some types of <br />Tethering is not prductive in training <br />animals <br />Tethets don't make animals aggressive. <br />Investigators, trainers, animal rescuers, <br />The studies that say that are flawed. <br />famous dog experts and various studies <br />have slated that tethered dogs are more <br />h'kely to become aggressive and contribute <br />14 blems of public <br />