User talk:Mr Stephen

Welcome!

Hello, Mr Stephen, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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mi²

I am working on the U.S. Census articles, so if you have an improvement for square miles, especially one with community consensus, please let me know. Rich Farmbrough 15:52 11 May 2006 (UTC).

Talk page note

No problem. I've done the same thing before :-) —Whouk (talk) 09:45, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Woodstock School

Nice meeting you. I believe in keeping the corpus of the wikipedia expanding, and hence tried to do a little bit by re-writing the page. Thanks for your words. In case, you so wish, you may remove your comments from the talk-page of the above article, as they have now become redundant. In India, it is getting late, and I have some work, so I shall do a little more to the above in a day or two. Thanks again. --Bhadani 16:27, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Endstille

I've checked other Wikipedias, and I came across the German article! :) Neurillon 00:25, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

China Brain

You're right; China brain and China Brain describe the same thought experiment by Ned Block. I will merge them. Gecko 15:07, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Signing

Hello, Mr Stephen!

You've made a number of comments today on our articles for deletion process. Your comments were welcome and appreciated!

But they were all unsigned. Everywhere other than actual articles you should sign your entries using four tildes ~~~~ (qv shift and the # key next to the Return key on a British keyboard; qv shift and the key next to the 1 on an American keyboard; elsewhere on other keyboards); this will automatically produce your name and the date.

Keep up the good work and happy editing! ➨ ≡ЯΞDVΞRS≡ 20:10, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I spotted that. Oops! (I did manage to remember to sign one comment out of four) Mr Stephen 10:06, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Your edit to Down with the Sickness

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Chronicles of America

G'day Mr Stephen,

thanks for your query. AfD is a good option here; it would remove any doubt, once and for all. Remember that PROD can be contested by anyone, even the article's author, and that this is a Good Thing: PROD means "this article is not a speedy, but it is so crap that nobody cares about it, not even the author". If an article is re-created, then PROD is obviously not the way to go because someone wants the article kept; and, since PROD generally means no discussion took place, this means G4 is inappropriate. fuddlemark (befuddle me!) 12:54, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Give a Mape a break

Mr Stephen,

It is with sadness that I see you cannot take a joke. My recent article on the Mape was intended with the laughter with which it has been met. It is an indictment on this portal and on your sorry existence that you will not allow the Mape himself to see it.

You obviously do not have enough to do with your life.

Friends of Mape Society

Speedy deletion

I noticed that you tagged the page Desert Island Bum Bum for speedy deletion with the reason "WP:NFT. No google hits". However, "WP:NFT. No google hits" is not currently one of our criteria for speedy deletion, so I have removed the speedy deletion tag. You can use Wikipedia:Articles for deletion if you still want the article to be deleted. Thanks! Stifle (talk) 14:02, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

On Oliver Knox

I was worried this might happen. Oliver Knox has nothing to do with the current article called Chronicles of America, and should not redirect there, or exist at all. Oliver Knox is a character in a nn fantasy by Stephen Ward called Chronicles of America. He (OK) originally had a short article to himself, which was changed to a redirect to the fantasy. I nominated Chronicles of America at AfD. During the AfD process, the article Chronicles of America was changed to describe a 1920s series of history books. At the conclusion of the AfD, all mention of the fantasy was removed (have a look at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chronicles of America). So, we now have the situation where a character in a nn fictional book has a page which redirects to an article about history books. It is that which I was trying to rectify through the CSD process. Mr Stephen 15:18, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

In that case, you need to nominate the redirect for deletion through WP:RFD. Redirects can only be speedily deleted if:

• The target is nonexistent
• The redirect is from article space to main space
• The redirect is from a typo that is very unlikely

I agree that the redirect should probably be deleted, just not through speedy deletion. Thanks! Stifle (talk) 09:45, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

the fabian osuji article is not completed yet

the fabian osuji article is not completed yet. I am currently working on it. Thanks (Neutrall 21:47, 2 July 2006 (UTC))

Satchel Cohen hoaxer

Brilliant hoaxes which took in everyone to start with, and some well-intentioned people tidied the articles. Spread the word. This is the reference: Tyrenius/Satchel_Cohen_hoaxer. Best -- Tyrenius 14:15, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Blackcurrant or black currant

No preference at this end. I was letting the sources that I cited determine the spelling. Thanks for the feedback. Waitak 13:20, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Changed to Blackcurrant seed oil. Cheers. Waitak 13:23, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Well, I was kind of in the middle of it when you wrote, so I'm not the only one who was fast! Besides, being in Hong Kong, I don't (any longer) have strong preferences between British and American usage. You might not guess that from my accent, but still... Waitak 13:53, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Callum brodie

By the looks of things, U like to delete alot of stuff? are u wikipedias garbage man? maybe i should write an article about u, only for u to delete it!! u would be deleting ureself then! Nasrmg 13:41, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Lords of Connaught

Yes, it's the same material as ever. The first link I placed on his talk page explains in detail what's wrong with the genealogy he keeps posting. Feel free to prod it and leave him a message; he certainly doesn't listen to me, maybe a note from someone else will make a difference. Choess 00:14, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Meta noise

Hi Mr Stephen, you messaged me re the above literally as I was making the changes to clarify the term(s) and add a disambiguation page. Any help appreciated as I'm more of a tidier :). Bigpinkthing 13:01, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Fick deine Mutter

Please look at the discussion page. thanks, --History Chanel 11:29, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Copy vios -- STV articles

Hello. I've deleted some of the articles you raised with User:GarryMc -- what do you think of Andrew Kerr (journalist)? Is changing the pronoun sufficient to avoid a copyvio under A8? The JPS^{talk to me} 17:42, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Claudine Barretto

After the third deletion, author actually added notability info. Apparently a well-known Filipina actress. IMDB has a lot on her. The article is dreadful, though. Fan-1967 21:25, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Banklacticos

"BTW, I think you should have left the CSD notice up."

I wanted to, but I wasn't sure whether I could just delete/override an anonymous objection to the CSD (see Talk:Banklacticos) and rather than get in a fight with the page originator I thought I'd seek a wider opinion and get it properly settled. Qwghlm 14:11, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

prod message

You're welcome...didn't mean to get ahead of you. NickelShoe (Talk) 15:15, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

this is quite exciting

but i think that you can safely email the British Library and inform them that they have a typo in Connor Barrett's Myself Emerging. I have a photocopied version in front of me and it is indeed what the BL is calling . . . . .... whatever they call it. Published by Continuum Studios, 1980. I'd do it, but you found it so you should have the fun. Carptrash 22:23, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

As a matter of fact, i just had the fun of telling the Smithsonian Institute that they had something wrong about Barrett too [will only wikipedia get it right?] and got a nice, "We checked and you're correct" message for my trouble. You'll get one from the British Library too , i suspect. By the way, did you vote as to whether or not to DELETE the Barrett article? Carptrash 22:42, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

PS. Telling the British Library that you found an error while fact checking for wikipedia will give them something interesting to ponder too. Carptrash 05:16, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Could you please put a full account of this on the article talk page, and also inform Wikipedia Signpost. Thanks! Tyrenius 09:27, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Advert

Hi there: as adding {{db-advert}} produces a nice pink box saying speedy-delete, I had assumed that that was what it meant. Thank you for the information.--Anthony.bradbury 22:25, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

OK. Now I know that I can always use {{subst:prod}} but if I find a blatantly obvious advert that merits immediate deletion, what do I use?--Anthony.bradbury 22:35, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Fine, thanks. I can do that.--Anthony.bradbury 22:49, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

England/UK

Saw your edit on another talk page. There is a lot of guff and ranting about the proper terminology that should be used plus a straw poll here Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK geography#UK geography terminology straw poll - you've missed all the fun I'm afraid, but any comments you have are more than welcome Mammal4 12:37, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

my user talk page

Hi Stephen, I thank you for helping me out with the printing and presses act. However, I find you get really narky about little things. I might have put my comments in the wrong area of your user page. I apologised for that. I hope u chill out a bit, your just being too tough. anyway, have a good one.

--Takamaxa 13:11, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

response to ur msg

Hi Mr Stephen

Thanks for informing me about warning messages in general. I didn't know there was a protocol in place, that warning messages have to be left permanently in user's pages even though the issues are resolved and dealt with long ago. I thought one could clean up their user page and only be left with current warnings as in less than a month old, not someting that carries on and over for years.

anyway, I'll take a look at the link u put up about the debate about warning messages.'

cheers

--Takamaxa 06:12, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, thank you

I didn't know of the existence of that page... yes, those were exactly what I was looking for, thanks. :) --Esn 08:52, 24 August 2006 (UTC).

Lewis move

Sorry for the delay in replying but your message got bypassed by other incoming messages yesterday and I didn't see it was until just now. I don't recall exactly what I did. If you mean what happened in terms of just moving the page, of course I was given the option of deleting/overwriting the target location since it already existed as a redirect. To my knowledge there isn't really anything stopping an admin from moving X to Y in any circumstance. I could move Simon Templar to Elvis Presley if I wanted to and just by clicking "Yes, delete" would overwrite the Elvis article. I have no idea what happens to the history and archives of the article in question at that point and I certainly wouldn't want to experiment with major articles like that to find out! 23skidoo 13:50, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. For reasons unknown my watchlist is not catching this so I wouldn't have known otherwise. I agree that I don't believe consensus has been reached and I certainly don't believe the financial journalist article establishes "superior notability". I hope this doesn't have to go further up the line i.e. Arbitration. 23skidoo 11:59, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I have left a message on the discussion page with my reasons for moving the ML page. It is not for me to become further involved in this - I only moved it because I thought it was odd that there was a disambiguation page that was not being used as the primary page. --Danrees 13:06, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Looks like that wasn't the case here (someone pushing one over the other), but I'm also aware that I too have to be careful not to come off this way as well. I think I have a good, sound argument but as I say, consensus rules Wikipedia so I'm willing to follow process. 23skidoo 17:03, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

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Switch GAELLE COMPARAT

PLEASE REVERT MY SUBMISSION ON GAELLE COMPARAT. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 5150Engl (talk • contribs) .

who are you? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Skitzysht (talk • contribs) .

(Skitzysht was permanently blocked shortly after posting this message.) Just an editor. Mr Stephen 13:11, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Marvel Comics animated series

I'm trying to provide a strong emphasis to a point of view (from the comic book fans themselves, who are the best experts on this subjects) that was stated on the article(s). For instance, why viewers aren't found of the second season of the Incredible Hulk series and likewise for the first seasons of the Fantastic Four and Iron Man shows respectively. I rather have that than have somebody tag nearby.TMC1982 1 September 2006 (UTC)

If you insist on making a rebuttal, then don't purely take my words out of context.TMC1982 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Marble Brewery Links

Thanks for offering your help. I have tried to create one reference in the 'associated public houses' section but it doesn't appear to be working; if you do get chance to fix these I will use your edit to learn the code so I can put further references in in future. Regards, Curiousbadger 15:35, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your help with this - the code makes a bit more sense now! Curiousbadger 08:43, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Stefani Miglioranzi

I added about Stefani Miglioranzi was a Polar Bear molster to the article.. You sent me a messege saying it was nonsence, but Local papers have actually published articles regarding Stefani Miglioranzi being a Polar Bear molester in England.. Hence why he moved back to USA, in shame of his actions. I am hurt you feel like I am posting vandalism. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.5.235.22 (talk • contribs) .

If you have reliable sources to support that, post them, by all means. Does "polar bear" mean different things to you and me? Mr Stephen 23:29, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

William Rollo AfD vandalism

Thanks for the reference about the change to my comment on the AfD. My vote and comment has been properly corrected. Cheers. --Roisterer 18:28, 7 September 2006 (UTC).

And while I'm here, how come I never get people leaving messages on my talk page about polar bear molesters? --Roisterer 18:31, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

And thanks from me - you have my comment correct now - happy editing - Peripitus (Talk) 20:55, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Mr Stephen for reverting the vandalism to my comment on the AfD for William Rollo. It looks fine. Thanks, Sarah Ewart (Talk) 18:30, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Spammer

The music spammer has been reported to WP:AIV so don't worry about anymore warning there mate. Cheers Khukri ^{(talk . contribs)} 23:51, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

vignette effect link

Hi,

thanks for your email (called a "talk"?). I have added a comment to the "discussion" part of the vignettes page. Is that the same thing as the article's "talk" page?

Anyway, please do have a look at my comment. I still feel that the link to the page on my site is of value to Wikipedia users.

Sorry if I'm doing things all wrong at the moment. I have only just started to use Wikipedia and I am currently drowning in a sea of rules that I didn't know existed.

Darrell. (--Dazp1970 09:30, 9 September 2006 (UTC))

Wkniqht94 ? Possible impersonation ?

I don't know if you already know, but there is a user Wkniqht94 who has recently registered, and has (i) uploaded an odd image and (ii) posted it onto Shangwen Fang following your post. Mr Stephen 09:33, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

No, apparently no one noticed that. Thanks for letting me know - that user is blocked forever. Let me know if you see any other IDs acting like that. Thanks! —Wknight94 (talk) 11:20, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Why did you take my infopaw.com link off while keeping imdb.com? Isn't imdb.com also a commercial site too? My website(http://www.infopaw.com/movies_tv.htm) is closely related to the subject Film, the same as imdb.com. Just because my site is small doesn't mean it should be discriminated. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 132.216.86.249 (talk • contribs) .

I will reply here and on the talk page of your last IP address. You assume that I approve of all IMDb links, which is a major assumption. As I recall, infopaw is a collection of links to other sites to other sites, so it doesn't fit any of WP:EL "What should be linked to". Can I also point you at Wikipedia:External links, especially "Links normally to be avoided", sub-section 3; and Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not, especially "Wikipedia is not a mirror or a repository of links, images, or media files" sub-section 1. In the long run, if other editors find your site useful, they will link to it, but until then please don't use WP to try and publicise it. If you would like a broader opinion, you could ask again at Wikipedia:Village pump. Regards, Mr Stephen 22:38, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Then delete all of the fansites and vh1 links, those are commercial too. Videos of the artists are just as relavent as lyrics, fan sites or vh1/mtv links. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.10.10.200 (talk • contribs) .

Please sign your posts with four tildes, ie ~~~~. Yes, fansites should not normally be linked to, see WP:EL (sometimes one per article is OK); lyrics are normally copyvios, and we should not knowingly link to sites that break copyright. Please don't assume that just because I delete a particular external link it follows that I think that it is the 'worst' on WP or even in the article; it is simply the one I am considering at that time, usually because it is a recent change. Regards, Mr Stephen 07:52, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Magnets

Sure. As long as it's clear that it's the "apparent" or "observed" field strength, not the actual field itself. It would be a good thing to include actually...this isn't the first time I've undone that addition. It's a commonly taught school fact that "the field obeys inverse cube at distance" and many students (and non-thoughtful teachers) I know take that as a literal change of the laws of physics instead of an experimental artifact. DMacks 21:45, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Sounds fine. DMacks 22:06, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

I was useing this computer at LCCC (Lake City, Fl Community College) and noticed that someone from this campus was vandalizing pages. It might be a good idea to just block this IP address to keep some random student from doing this again. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 150.176.96.2 (talk • contribs) .

Hi Stephen

Re that penis thing-I honestly have no idea about anything to do with that. I doubt anyone else would have done it using my computer, although I have changed internet companies since last september-does your IP address change when you change companies??

Anyway, how does this whole wikipedia thing work? Ive been getting a lot of useful stuff out of it since starting uni 2 years ago and wondering about how I can contribute back to it.

Cheers Stuart (210.10.174.167 11:46, 13 September 2006 (UTC))

Hyprocritical

MyCountry.co.uk does not make any profit. The linked photo galleries do not contain adverts in the main parts of the page. You delete those links but you allow links to flickr it seems? And you allow links to other plainly commercial websites like http://www.heatonmoor.com/  ? please explain these inconsistencies in your behaviour?

Please sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~). You raise a couple of points. (1) I do not 'allow' or disallow links to any site, I simply follow WP policy and guidelines; the main one I am following in MyCountry.co.uk's case is WP:EL (2) not deleting an external link does not mean I think it should be there. In the long run, if other editors find your site useful, they will link to it, but until then please don't use WP to try and publicise it. Mr Stephen 15:45, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

VP mistake

Hey Mr Stephen,

I wanted to let you know that here you accidently reverted to a vandalized version of a page. Just wanted to tell you in case it helps you avoid errors in the future. Have a good one! TomTheHand 18:36, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Misleading content re: "separation mastering" (spamming method for vestman mastering) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.118.166.127 (talk • contribs) .

The Truth about the Iditarod

When I post the truth about how dogs die and suffer in the Iditarod, that's not vandalism. It's educating people. By deleting the truth you are not acting in the best interests of Wikipedia or the truth. What's your problem with the truth?

Criticism from animal rights groups

Animal protection activists say that the Iditarod is not a commemoration of the 1925 serum delivery. The race was originally called the Iditarod Trail Seppala Memorial Race in honor of Leonhard Seppala. According to statements made by Iditarod co-founder Dorothy Page, the media perpetuated the false notion that the race was established to honor the drivers and dogs who carried the serum. . Animal protection activists also say that the Iditarod is dog abuse, and therefore it not an adventure or a test of human perseverance. They are also critical of the race because dogs have died and been injured during the race. The practice of tethering dogs on short chains, which is commonly used by mushers in their kennels, at checkpoints and dog drops, is also criticized. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals spokesperson Jennifer O'Connor says, "We're totally opposed to the race for the cruelty issues associated with it". The ASPCA said, "General concerns arise whenever intense competition results in dogs being pushed beyond their endurance or capabilities," according to Vice President Stephen Zawistowski. The Humane Society of the United States also opposes the Iditarod for various reasons . Dr. Paula Kislak, President of the Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights, has been very critical of the care the dogs receive.

Dog deaths:

At least 130 dogs have died in the Iditarod. There is no official count of dog deaths available for the race's early years. In "WinterDance: the Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod," a nonfiction book, Gary Paulsen describes witnessing an Iditarod musher brutally kicking a dog to death during the race. He wrote, "All the time he was kicking the dog. Not with the imprecision of anger, the kicks, not kicks to match his rage but aimed, clinical vicious kicks. Kicks meant to hurt deeply, to cause serious injury. Kicks meant to kill."

Causes of death have also included strangulation in towlines, internal hemorrhaging after being gouged by a sled, liver injury, heart failure, and pneumonia. "Sudden death" and "external myopathy," a fatal condition in which a dog's muscles and organs deteriorate during extreme or prolonged exercise, have also occurred.

- 2005 Iditarod dog deaths -

Paul Gebhardt's dog Rita, a three-year old female, died of anemia which was caused by gastric ulcers. [1]

Doug Swingley's dog Nellie, a two-year old female, died of pneumonia. [2]

Jason Barron's dog Oakley, a four-year old female, died about eleven miles out of the Safety checkpoint. A necropsy was to have been conducted, but the Iditarod has not released the results. [3]

Michael Salvisberg's dog Tyson, a three-year old male, drowned in the Bering Sea. [4]

- 2006 Iditarod dog deaths -

Noah Burmeister's dog Yellowknife, a four-year old male, died of acute pneumonia. [5]

David Sawatzky's dog Bear, a three-year old male, died. A gross necropsy was to have been given, but the Iditarod has not released the results. [6]

Dr. Jim Lanier's dog Cupid, a four-year old female died as a result of regurgitation and aspiration as a result of the presence of gastric ulcers. [7]

Ron Cortte's dog Jack, a five-year old male, died at the White Mountain checkpoint after being examined by veterinarians thirty minutes prior. [8] A gross necropsy performed on Jack revealed no abnormalities. Microscopic evaluations and cultures were to have done, but the Iditarod has not released the results. [9]

In the 2001 Iditarod, a sick dog was sent to a prison to be cared for by inmates and received no veterinary care. He was chained up in the cold and died. Another dog died by suffocating on his own vomit.

Other ways dogs suffer during the Iditarod:

A short list of what happens to the dogs during the race includes death, paralysis, penile frostbite, bleeding ulcers, broken bones, pneumonia, torn muscles and tendons, diarrhea, vomiting, hypothermia, fur loss, broken teeth, viral diseases, torn footpads, ruptured discs, sprains and lung damage.

On average, 53 percent of the dogs who start the race do not make it across the finish line. According to a report published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, of those who do cross, 81 percent have lung damage.[10] [11] Another study found that dogs who were tested after four months rest, which was the last check the dogs received, still had lung damage [12] The A report published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine said that 61 percent of the dogs who finish the Iditarod have ulcers versus zero percent pre-race.[13]

Dogs are beaten:

Tom Classen, retired Air Force colonel and Alaskan resident for over 40 years, tells us that the dogs are beaten into submission:

"They've had the hell beaten out of them." "You don't just whisper into their ears, 'OK, stand there until I tell you to run like the devil.' They understand one thing: a beating. These dogs are beaten into submission the same way elephants are trained for a circus. The mushers will deny it. And you know what? They are all lying." -USA Today, March 3, 2000 in Jon Saraceno's column

Beatings and whippings are common. Jim Welch says in his book Speed Mushing Manual, "I heard one highly respected [sled dog] driver once state that "'Alaskans like the kind of dog they can beat on.'" "Nagging a dog team is cruel and ineffective...A training device such as a whip is not cruel at all but is effective." "It is a common training device in use among dog mushers...A whip is a very humane training tool."

Dogs killed and skinned for fur:

Mushers believe in "culling" or killing unwanted dogs, including puppies. Many dogs who are permanently disabled in the Iditarod, or who are unwanted for any reason, are killed with a shot to the head, dragged or clubbed to death. "On-going cruelty is the law of many dog lots. Dogs are clubbed with baseball bats and if they don't pull are dragged to death in harnesses....." wrote Alaskan Mike Cranford in an article for Alaska's Bush Blade Newspaper (March, 2000).

Jon Saraceno wrote in his March 3, 2000 column in USA Today, "He [Colonel Tom Classen] confirmed dog beatings and far worse. Like starving dogs to maintain their most advantageous racing weight. Skinning them to make mittens. Or dragging them to their death."

Dogs live on chains:

Many kennels have over 100 dogs and some have as many as 200. It is standard for the dogs to spend their entire lives outside tethered to metal chains that can be as short as four feet long. In 1997 the United States Department of Agriculture determined that the tethering of dogs was inhumane and not in the animals' best interests. The chaining of dogs as a primary means of enclosure is prohibited in all cases where federal law applies. A dog who is permanently tethered is forced to urinate and defecate where he sleeps, which conflicts with his natural instinct to eliminate away from his living area. The American Veterinary Medical Association said, "Confine your dog in a fenced yard or dog run when it is not in the house. Never tether or chain your dog because this can contribute to aggressive behavior." [14]