All throughout South Carolina dogs are being left chained to trees all night and day. Never moving or experiencing a decent life. Leaving dogs tied to trees is legal in South Carolina. With the temperatures we are experiencing now in the winter, it can get into the single digits. It is also legal to leave your dog outside (in freezing temperatures), as long as their shelter has 3 sides. This law needs to change immediately. If this petition gets enough signatures, we can help protect these animals from a life of solitude and despair. I own three dogs who are very well cared for- leaving them outside or having them chained up makes me sick thinking about it. One dog in particular I see everyday is chained up 24/7. It’s shelter is a plastic dog house. Plastic. This dog lives a miserable life and freezes in the winter and is left in the extreme heat in the summer. This is ridiculous and inhumane. The law needs to be changed immediately. Shamefully, the human race needs a law for common sense. Why have a dog if you do not want to provide the basics of caring for a living thing.