Dear Friend,

Every dog deserves to spend the cold winter nights inside a comfortable, loving home as part of a family.

But this season, lonely "backyard dogs" are struggling just to survive—chained outside 24/7 without adequate shelter during even the most severe weather.

Make a special Valentine's Day gift of just $3 or more and help provide a desperate "backyard dog" with food, shelter, medical care, and much-needed affection. Give now and our friends at v-dog will donate a 5-pound bag of healthy vegan dog food!

By making a gift of just $3 or more this Valentine's Day, you'll be providing hope to a dog in desperate need:

• You'll give a dog relief. When PETA fieldworkers find a dog suffering from fleas, ticks, or other parasites, your support helps us treat them. We'll even supply dog food and treats to help animals whose impoverished owners are experiencing hard times.
• You'll give a dog joy. With every doghouse that we deliver, we take along a toy, since so many animals have nothing to break the monotony of life in a barren backyard. If a dog is found wearing a heavy chain, we replace it with a lightweight tie-out that is less likely to tangle or twist, giving them a bit more freedom to romp and play.
• You'll give a dog love. Our job isn't done when we deliver a doghouse. PETA's fieldworkers visit the dogs they help regularly—sometimes for years—to check on their welfare, give them much-needed affection and special treats, and do whatever else we can to improve their lives.

For so many of these dogs, the love that you help send to them is the only kindness that they've ever known.

Please, be a lonely dog's valentine today by making your special gift now—even $3 is enough to help. Remember, every gift will be matched with a 5-pound bag of vegan dog food from our friends at v-dog!

Of course, we want every dog to be able to enjoy their family's love this Valentine's Day. But if our fieldworkers aren't able to persuade an owner to let a dog live indoors or to let us take them for a chance at a better life, we do all that we can to make that animal's lonely days and nights a little less miserable.

Thank you for helping to make this critical work possible.