[nagdu] PETA opposes the use of guide dogs

[countrygrl290 at aol.com]

ok who wants to join me in contacting channel 4 news a local LA channel and? telling them they can interview us and learn whey it is so important? dogs dont come from shelters? 
IM DEAD SERIOUS
cari and Denver


-----Original Message-----
From: Margo and Elmo <margo.downey at verizon.net>
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 5:01 pm
Subject: Re: [nagdu] PETA opposes the use of guide dogs


I think she needs some emails.?
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peta has been after us for a long time.?
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margo and Elmo?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chasity Jackson" <chasityvanda at charter.net>?
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>?
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:24 PM?
Subject: [nagdu] PETA opposes the use of guide dogs?
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> >From an interview with Daphna Nachminovitch, Vice-President of Cruelty?
> Investigations for PETA, in the Los Angeles Times blog L.A. Unleashed > (posted 1/10/09):?
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> [NACHMINOVITCH:] There will never be a perfect world, but in the world > we're in now, we support some working dog situations and decry others. > Hearing dog programs that pull dogs from animal shelters and ensure that > they are in safe and loving homes have our stamp of approval; they live > with the family for their entire life, they learn interesting things, > enjoy life, and love helping. On the other hand, we oppose most > seeing-eye-dog programs because the dogs are bred as if there are no > equally intelligent dogs literally dying for homes in shelters, they are > kept in harnesses almost 24/7, people are prohibited from petting or > playing with them and they cannot romp and run and interact with other > dogs; and their lives are repeatedly disrupted (they are trained for > months in one home and bond, then sent to a second, and after years of > bonding with the person they have "served," they are whisked away again > because they are old and no longer "useful"). We have a member who is > blind who actually moved states to avoid "returning" her beloved dog. We > feel that the human community should do more to support blind people, and > give dogs a break. A deaf person can see if a dog has a medical issue such > as blood in her urine, a blind person living alone cannot, and so on.?
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> Read the whole article (with the option to leave a comment) here:?
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> http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/01/when-we-first-r.html>?
> You can e-mail Daphna Nachminovitch at DaphnaN at peta.org?
> , or call her at 757-622-7382, extension 1338.?
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