Set them free…
Dogs were created to be a companion with humans.
Their souls, just as our souls must be free to be fully alive.
Help us free the souls of 8 million dogs and cats slowly dying in animal shelters in America.
Join us and make a donation today. 
“In the beginning of all things, wisdom and
knowledge were with the animals,
for Tirawa, the One Above, did not
speak directly to man.
He sent certain animals to tell men
that he showed himself only through the animals,
so that from animals, the stars,
the sun, and the moon, mankind,
should learn how to live together in peace”
North America Indian Quote – Lesa Pawnee
How does interacting with a pet help you overcome worry or mild depression?
When we are worried or stressed we are deeply focusing on our self. And the more we worry and focus inward on our self the worse things get. We create a downward spiral. We keep thinking about what our problem is and what we do not want. Our brains are programmed to give us what we think about. And therefore our brain gives us more of the very problem we have – because that is all we focus on and think about.
So by playing with your pet, by stopping the incessant negative thinking about yourself, by taking your mind off your problem, by having it on something positive, something loving outside your mind your brain relaxes. And when it relaxes it starts to figure out solutions to fix what ever it is that is worrying you..
Playing with, talking with, or petting your pet stops you from your inward focus. It stops you from digging the hole deeper. It allows the attention and love of your pet to magically pull you up and out of the hole you have dug.
How do I know this? From medical research studies, from talking with clients I coach, from talking with friends and from first hand experience. When I survived the operation that healed my disease I worried about it coming back. I worried if they got it all. That worrying about myself put me into a state of negative energy. It also made me mildly depressed. Medicine did not help. Anti depressant’s did not work. What worked was starting a non-profit animal charity that made me focus on others and not me. That worked almost immediately. And to this day playing with Australian Shepard, a dog I rescued personally from a death row shelter, the day before he was to be killed, and helping people and pets cured my self-centered worrying.
Pets really do save our lives. Pets and man & woman are bonded together – and together wellness happens
Green Pets America Charities [GPAcharities.us] is an animal welfare organization whose mission is to celebrate the human & animal bond. Scheduled for 2015 we will build America’s first pet community center It will be an animal celebration community.Think Disney for pets. The Community on 20 acres will include.
The corner-stone to changing our animal care system in America will be the creation of these regional centers that animal lovers will go to adopt, celebrate with indoor & outdoor animal events, care for animals and shop and mingle with one another.
There are numerous places for people to come together to participate in activities they enjoy. For example our county has two aquatic centers for swimmers, a beautiful regional bike trail park for bikers, two YMCA centers, a senior center,two very small 1 acre dog fence parks. There are other facilities based on interest for the community as well. But although over 65 % of the public are animal owners there is really no large significant place for animal lovers to come together for activities and education. We will change that…think Disneyland for animal lovers and their family pets.
Green Pets America Charities was founded in 2006. Our mission is to celebrate the human and animal bond. We are an IRS Certified 501c3 nonprofit. We have been awarded the Gold Star seal for transparency and trust from Guide Star, America’s highest non-profit rating agency. Additionally Green Pets America received the humanitarian recognition from the State of Georgia Senate for serving Georgia’s families and animals.
UPDATE: 2-07-14. Committee meeting. Next step is finish business plan via additional research. Agreed that preliminary location demographics for population and income indicate Pets America of Georgia will be located north on Georgia 400 just outside Atlanta in Dawson County.
UPDATE: 2-13 -14: National Developer Identified
The United States Department of Agriculture, Federal Register –
“Our experience in enforcing the Animal Welfare Act has led us to conclude that continuous confinement of dogs by a tether is inhumane. A tether significantly restricts a dog’s movement. A tether can also become tangled around or hooked on the dog’s shelter structure or other objects, further restricting the dog’s movement and potentially causing injury.”
American Veterinary Medical Association
“Confine your dog in a fenced yard or dog run when it is not in the house. Never tether or chain your dog because this can contribute to aggressive behavior.”
CDC Atlanta:
According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, a chained dog is 2.8 times more likely to bite than an unchained dog.
Many fatal dog attacks are a result of tethering dogs when humans come within the reach of such dogs. The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association has reported that 17 percent of dogs involved in fatal attacks on humans between 1979 and 1998 were chained on their owner’s property at the time of the attack. In her book Fatal Dog Attacks, Karen Delise (Anubis Press, November 1, 2002) states that 25 percent of fatal attacks are by chained dogs. The victims of such attacks are often children.
Chained dogs can become aggressive due to intense confinement and lack of socialization. They also feel trapped, unable to escape from noises or people or animals that frighten them.
Chained dogs typically lack adequate veterinary care, food, water, or shelter. They are rarely exercised or interact with their families. These dogs suffer from neglect. Even if they are not left without adequate care, they lead an unhappy, frustrating existence for such social animals. Dogs on chains suffer intense boredom, anxiety, even neuroses; their lives are very sad and lonely.
Dogs can choke to death when their chains became entangled with other objects, or develop infections and severe wounds when collars become embedded in their necks.
Lawrence County Kansas, a few years ago adopted an anti-tethering ordinance prohibiting dog owners from keeping dogs chained outside. In 2005, there were 800 calls to the Lawrence Humane Society concerning cruelty to dogs and dog fighting; in 2006 as of September 1, there were only 260 complaints.City officials attribute the decline in large part to the anti-tethering ordinance.
