Governor Schwarzenegger just signed SB 1578. Read the Governor's Press Release here.

SB 1578, the bill to ban dog chaining as the primary means of confinement, has now passed both Houses of the State Legislature and moves to the Governor’s Office for his signature.

SB 1578, the Anti-Chaining Bill, would prohibit chaining or tethering a dog to a stationary object as a primary means of confinement. Research has shown that chained dogs are nearly three times as likely to bite as dogs who are not chained.

To learn more about this bill, and send a message to Governor Schwarzenegger to encourage him to sign this bill into law, visit ASPCA's Advocacy Page.