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                Life Sentence, No Parole 
                
                If we tried to invent the 
                cruelest punishment for dogs, we probably couldn't come up with 
                anything worse than "solitary confinement" on a chain or in a 
                kennel. 
                
                Dogs are pack animals who 
                crave the companionship of others.  Scratches behind the ears, 
                games of fetch, or even just walks around the block mean the 
                world to them.  Curling up at your feet while you watch TV is 
                their idea of heaven. 
                
                Many dogs left to fend for 
                themselves at the end of a chain fall prey to attacks by other 
                animals or cruel people, and many others are injured or hanged 
                or choke as a result of getting entangled or caught in their 
                tether. 
                
                If you have a backyard dog, 
                please, bring him or her inside.  They don't want much--just 
                you. 
                A public 
                service announcement from Lincoln Daily News and
                 
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