Gallery: "Chain-Off" event

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Rebecca Thacker chains herself to a tree in order to raise awareness about the inhumanity of keeping dogs perpetually chained during the "Chain Off" event Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Huntington.

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Rebecca Thacker chains herself to a tree in order to raise awareness about the inhumanity of keeping dogs perpetually chained during the "Chain Off" event Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Huntington.

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Ray Thacker chains himself to a tree in order to raise awareness about the inhumanity of keeping dogs perpetually chained during the "Chain Off" event Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Huntington.

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Jacqueline Muth distributes information to raise awareness about the inhumanity of keeping dogs perpetually chained during the "Chain Off" event Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Huntington.

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Ray Thacker chains himself to a tree in order to raise awareness about the inhumanity of keeping dogs perpetually chained during the "Chain Off" event Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Huntington.

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Brody plays in the grass during the "Chain Off" event on Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Huntington.