Dogs Kept Outside Can Suffer From Frostbite or Die When Left out in the Cold
For Immediate Release:
December 4, 2012
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Franklin, Va. -- As temperatures continue to drop, PETA will be out giving away free straw for use as doghouse bedding for dogs who are kept outside. While PETA strongly encourages people to keep their dogs and other animal companions indoors—especially at this time of year—in order to protect their health and ensure their well-being and safety, reports of shivering dogs and last-minute calls for help have prompted the giveaway:
Date: Saturday, December 8
Time: Starting at 11 a.m. and continuing until all the straw is given away
Place: Fast Auto Loans parking lot, 1420 Armory Dr., Franklin
"All dogs deserve to live inside a real house, safe and dry, as part of the family," says PETA Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. "But because that isn't always the case, we hope 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 visitPETA.org.