Bring Brew City’s Dogs Indoors, Urge Mid-Winter Sky-High PETA Appeals
For Immediate Release:
February 13, 2025
Contact:
Sara Groves 202-483-7382
Amidst snow and freezing temperatures, PETA is brewing up lifesaving reminders across the city advising dog guardians to bring their canine companions indoors and never to leave them shivering outside in a pen or at the end of a chain.
Credit: PETA
“If it’s too cold for us, it’s too cold for dogs, who endure psychological hell and physical agony when they’re chained up outside 24/7 like an old bicycle in freezing temperatures,” says PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. “PETA is urging everyone to bring their dogs inside with the rest of the family where they belong and to report cruelty and neglect wherever they see it.”
PETA points out that dogs and cats are especially vulnerable in the winter, with multiple deaths, injuries, and near-miss rescues making headlines every year—and most incidents aren’t even reported. In addition to keeping animal companions indoors with their human families, PETA recommends keeping walks with dogs short in cold weather and having shorthaired dogs wear a coat.
Alert local law-enforcement authorities immediately to any dog kept chained or penned outside 24/7 or without adequate shelter from the elements. If officers don’t respond, call PETA at 757-622-PETA.
The ads are located at 333 West National Avenue (at the intersection with South 4th Street), 900 South 1st Street (at the intersection with West Walker Street), and 1212 West Lincoln Avenue (between South 13th and South 12th Streets).
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
