Tamira Ci Thayne is the pioneer of the anti-chaining movement, and founder and former CEO of the nonprofit Dogs Deserve Better. In 2011 her organization purchased Vick's dogfighting compound and transformed it to a rescue and rehabilitation center for chained and penned dogs. She is the author of The Wrath of Dog, Foster Doggie Insanity, Capitol in Chains, and co-editor of Rescue Smiles and Unchain My Heart. She recently founded Who Chains You: Publishing and Spiritual Mentoring for Animal Activists and Rescuers.