Fences for Fido, the Portland-based nonprofit that builds fences and insulated dog houses for dogs living outdoors on chains, reached a major milestone this week.
This past Saturday, the group helped its 1,000th dog.
The lucky canine would be Cupcake, a shepherd mix living in Gaston, who's as sweet as her name implies.
A group of volunteers built Cupcake's fence and presented her with a new, insulated dog house decorated by sixth-graders at Chehalem Valley Middle School in Newberg.
Watch Cupcake run free in this sweet video filmed during the build.
The group also built a pasture fence and released some pigs who were living in belly-deep mud on the property.
"Each dog we unchain is known and loved regardless of the number," says Kelly Peterson, the group's founder. "The number is important and symbolic only because it demonstrates what we have accomplished together."
Not least among those accomplishments is the passage of Oregon's Anti-Tethering Law (HB 2783), which has been in place for just over a year.
This law has already been instrumental in helping animal control and law enforcement ensure that owners follow the law.
Fences for Fido was also recently honored with the Veterinary Service Award by the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association at the Oregon Veterinary Conference in Corvallis.
Written by: Monique Balas | For The Oregonian/OregonLive
