Tamira Ci Thayne, 'Peaceful Dog Warrior', fights for dogs who live chained. A finalist for Animal Planet's 'Hero of the Year', she is founder of Dogs Deserve Better, a nonprofit boasting 100 reps. Legislation is a growing trend, California passing in September 2006, Texas passing legislation in 2007, and Nevada passing legislation in 2009. Parents Against Dog Chaining logged 336 children killed/injured by chained dogs since October 2003. Thayne faced charges for helping a dying dog; survived a dog attack.
