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Chained up and forgotten: effort to change animal welfare laws

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For years animal welfare groups across New Zealand have fought to change an ineffective law.  If their efforts are successful, it will mean the end of life chaining of dogs.

“We’re living in a first-world country, with fourth-world welfare when it comes to what exactly goes on in people’s backyards,” says Christine Breen, founder of Chained Dog Awareness New Zealand (CDANZ).

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