The picture sent to my phone was last November was heartbreaking: A young, brown dog, possibly a boxer/hound mix, lying on his side. He was skinny - ribs were visible beneath the layer of snow that ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – This weekend marks the first time every Northeast Tennessee animal shelter is coming together under a common cause. They’re working to stop the chaining of dogs on ...

This month, Allison Cornelius witnessed the legislative committee’s support for a bill that would limit dog-chaining and mandate better confinement conditions, and was full of high hopes. “Call me ...

RED LAKE FALLS, Minn. -- I am writing about an issue that has gone unaddressed for too long -- that of the perpetually chained or penned, so-called "outside" or "backyard" dog. There is no sadder ...