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February 10, 2021
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Boston – With most of the country going through another cold snap, the Patriots midfielder Dont’a hightower has an important message to fans, saying in a new PETA video, “I hope you guys love your dog as much as you love the Patriots” – and as his print ad says: “[n]never leave them in the cold. “
The three-time Super Bowl winner and University of Alabama graduate, who also appears in ads with his puppy Meco, emphasizes that dogs should never being chained or locked up in the open air to suffer from freezing temperatures, recognizing that winters in New England are harsh even for him.
“When I played my first year, you know, I went up there and tried to play sleeveless music,” he laughs. “No, I’m very cold, so I couldn’t imagine, you know, leaving my dog on the street in New England, man. … It deprives them of what they need. “
“Backyard dogs“And” street cats “- like those shown on Breaking the chain, a new documentary directed by Oscar winner Angelica Houston – Shivers with grief as the temperature drops. PETA receives thousands of complaints every year about animals struggling to survive outdoors in cold weather, where they often suffer from frostbite and poisoning, and are dehydrated by freezing water sources. Since 2019, there were at least 37 of them. death of pets associated with cold weather– and these are just the ones that have been reported. Most don’t.
That’s why PETA encourages everyone to treat dogs like family, like Hightower and Meco. “She’s the best dog ever,” he says. “She’s just daddy’s daughter, buddy. Wherever I go or whatever I do, she just wants to be with me. “
Hightower is on a long list of athletes, including Patriots quarterback Cam Newton, Tyranne Mathieu, Antoine Bethea, Devin Funchess, Chris Harris Jr., Ronnie Stanley and Terrell Suggs, who have teamed up with PETA to promote animal-kindness.
PETA, whose motto is in part that “animals are not in our hands to abuse them in any way,” opposes arrogance, which is a worldview focused on human superiority. For more information please visit PETA.org or subscribe to the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram…