One animal activist, dog lover, and shelter volunteer is
going to great lengths to bring awareness, support,
Sean LeVegan will live in The
Manchester Dogs’ Home for 35 days, the average number of days it takes for a
dog to be adopted from the shelter. He will live exactly as the dogs do
including fasting from food for the first four days (the average time it takes
most dogs to eat when kept in a new, frightening environment), sleeping on the
floor of a kennel with another dog, only leaving the confines of the kennel
bars for 1 hour of each day in which to exercise, play, and potty.
Sean plans to be “caught” by the Manchester Dog Warden on
October 5, 2013. That’s when his amazing journey will begin.
He’ll experience the same
stress, boredom, loneliness; even fear that shelter dogs experience during
their time in shelters. Further, Sean is inviting the world to watch his
journey via live webcams aimed into his kennel.
Sean has even had himself micro
chipped as part of his mission to experience life as a dog!
During his stay, he’ll have
visits from animal experts and celebrities that will discuss dogs and tell dog
tales to his audience.
“All my activity
will be seen on webcams linked to my kennel.
I will be asking subscriber to pa just $7.50 US to access my Kennel Cams
for the duration of this project. Every
penny will be going to help Manchester Dogs’ Home refurbish their home – can
house 600 dogs when full."
To
follow Sean on his path to the Manchester Dogs’ Home, or to see how you can
help, visit his Facebook page or follow him on Twitter!
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As an avid and proud-of-it dog lover, I was appalled to
read that the dogs are only permitted out only once a day and for only an hour
to relieve themselves and exercise – that has got to put a ridiculous amount of
stress on an already stressed system. I’m
also concerned at how a human body/system will handle that sort of stress.
The optimist in me hopes that Mr. LeVegan’s efforts will
bring the awareness, funds and changes that he hopes, but I wonder how much of
a dog’s experience, stress , misery and pain can really be expressed by a human
in a way that will truly bring about significant change.
Still I wish Mr LeVegan the best of luck in his efforts,
and send some serious applause for his innovation.
What are your thoughts?
Bear and I would love to hear them!
Originally seen on the Dogington Post
Keep your tails wagging,
Bear’s P4ws.
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