[nagdu] PA guide dog users

[Passle Helminski]

Hi,

In PA it is law if a person attacks a service dog this will cover 
uncontrolled dogs.  If you have been following my seven years of 
trying to get this Bill passed you would have know all the wording 
and background that has gone into this and if you have not I am sorry 
for not giving more details on the run here and please forgive me for 
that but I am on my way to the hospital for a family emergency. 
Please know that I do not to be short in this post but I due have an 
emergency.

Passle and Ariel




>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
>
>>
>>
>>Please cross post for any PA service dog user to call their
>>Representatives and Senators to support this bill.
>>
>>
>>
>>>>>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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