[nagdu] PA guide dog users

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (IT)]

What happens should one service animal attack another service animal, or
a service animal attack somebody's pet? 
On the surface, I like this bill, though it presumes that pets are
always the aggressors, or so the below email implies. 
-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Passle Helminski
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:32 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] PA guide dog users

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>
>Please cross post for any PA service dog user to call their 
>Representatives and Senators to support this bill.
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>
>
>>>>PA Rep. John Evans has reintroduced HB 123 that would require the 
>>>>owner (or any one walking the dog ect.) of a dog that attacks a 
>>>>service animal, "in addition to any other applicable penalty be 
>>>>required to make reparations for veterinary costs in treating the 
>>>>service animal, and if necessary, the cost of obtaining and training

>>>>a replacement animal,  medical bills and lost wages for the handler,

>>>>if necessary."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Owners of uncontrolled dogs are a menace to everybody, but 
>>>>especially to service animal users who depend on their animals to 
>>>>guide them safely and reliably.  A dog attacking a service animal 
>>>>can not only harm the service animal, but places the safety of the 
>>>>service animal user in jeopardy if the service animal is distracted 
>>>>by the attacking dog.
>>
>>
>>Thank you,
>>
>>>Passle and Ariel


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