Dogs Kept Outside in Winter Can Suffer From Frostbite or Even Die
For
Immediate Release:
January
25, 2012
Contact:
Kristin
Richards 202-483-7382
Hampton, Va. -- Because many people felt it was too cold to come out and benefit from PETA's winter straw giveaway for "outside dogs" during the most recent cold snap, the group is taking advantage of the unusually mild temperatures this week to encourage Peninsula-area residents to stock up in preparation for the next time that temperatures plummet. PETA will give away free straw for use as doghouse bedding for dogs who are kept outside. Although PETA strongly encourages people to allow their dogs and other animal companions indoors—especially at this time of year—in order to protect the animals' health and ensure their well-being and safety, reports of shivering dogs and last-minute calls for help have prompted the giveaway:
Date: Saturday, January 28
Time: Starting at 12 noon and continuing until all the straw is given away
Place: Hampton Veterinary Clinic parking lot, 607 Aberdeen Rd., Hampton
"All dogs deserve to live indoors, safe and dry, as part of the family," says PETA Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. "But because that isn't always the case, we hope that people will come and fetch free straw so that dogs who are left outside have at least some small comfort on freezing winter nights."
For more information, please visit PETA.org.