[nagdu] PETA opposes the use of guide dogs

[Marion & Martin]

Sarah,
    There are no schools that that I know of that do this! It is just 
another lie that PETA uses to support their irrational fanaticism!

Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sarah baebler" <wolvessarah at hotmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] PETA opposes the use of guide dogs


>
> This Blind member who had to move states to avoid returning her dog?  What 
> school does that?  Not any I'm familiar with...  If anyone knows I am 
> curious.
> Sarah and Dante
>
>> From: chasityvanda at charter.net
>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:08:42 -0600
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] PETA opposes the use of guide dogs
>>
>> I just wrote her a nasty e-mail myself. LOL.
>>
>> What do you mean they've been after us for a long time? Have they been
>> successful at taking guide dogs away from their handlers?
>> ----- 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: Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] PETA opposes the use of guide dogs
>>
>>
>> >I think she needs some emails.
>> >
>> > peta has been after us for a long time.
>> >
>> > 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
>> >
>> >
>> >> >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):
>> >>
>> >> [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.
>> >>
>> >> Read the whole article (with the option to leave a comment) here:
>> >>
>> >> <href="
>> >> 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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