A dog was picked off the streets this morning with a chain embedded in its neck, reinforcing animal welfare organisations' demand to change legislation about chained dogs. The pure breed Shar Pei was picked up from a street in Qormi and taken to the Association for Abandoned Animals. The dog is currently being treated at Happy Paws but it is not yet known if it will survive since the horrible scars are infested with maggots. Pictures have been sent to Times of Malta showing the extent of the dog's injuries. The dog, which is not microchipped, somewhat managed to break free and was found roaming the streets by a motorist. "Why are we still treating dogs like slaves in 2016," a distraught Rosalind Agius from AAA told Times of Malta. She was referring to legislation in Malta which still permits dogs to be tied all day, provided the chain is at least three metres long. Most EU countries ban such a practice. Hundreds of animal lovers held a walk in St Julian's recently calling for strict legislation to ban the practice of chaining dogs.
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