[nagdu] PETA opposes the use of guide dogs

Tue Jan 13 20:27:30 UTC 2009

Hi Helene,
Sorry to hear that Jilli is going to retire.  She will enjoy that time 
either with you or your Dad.

Some people do decide to hold off getting another dog until after the 
current one passes on.  Some people like to go for a new dog right away. 
There's no right or wrong way to do this - just personal preference. 
Sometimes the person who chooses to wait will change their minds when life's 
not as fun without the dog! (grin!)  Is Jilli your first guide?  I am on my 
eighth guide dog and it never gets easy.  The first is the hardest to retire 
because you've never done that before and don't know what it would be like. 
Each dog is a different personality and you love them all - like you'd love 
each of your children.  You never forget any of them.  There is room for 
love for all of the dogs in your heart and it doesn't take away your love 
for the retiring dog.

Good luck to you and don't be scarce on the NAGDU List either!

Regards,

Linda and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "helene ryles" <dreamavdb at googlemail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] PETA opposes the use of guide dogs

>I am all for Animal rights and I do understand that some people from
> the animal rights movement are against working animals. I can only
> hope if they get to meet me and Jilli they might change their mind.
> However their IS a lot of animal cruelty going on.
>
> I can't comment about working dogs in USA since I don't live there.
> However I have heard of guide dog owners not letting their dogs off
> the leases for a bit of play time. In England some guide dog owners do
> this, some don't. But it's not something that's enforced very much. I
> think it should be.
>
> Jilli is just about to retire. Strangely enough when I told some of my
> vegan friends about it they thought I would 'need' another dog and
> actively encouraged me to get one. So it seems they believe in another
> myth that blind need dogs to take care of them. That I won't be able
> to manage without a dog. Sigh.
>
> My dad wants to keep Jilli after she's retired and also believes in
> that Myth.  However I really want to keep her with me.
>
> When Jilli retires I'm not going for another dog until Jilli leaves
> this earth. I'm going to use a long cane instead. At least while Jilli
> is alive.
>
> Helene.
>
> On 12/01/2009, Margo and Elmo <margo.downey at verizon.net> wrote:
>> merry, that was a good email to Ms. Daphne.
>>
>> margo and Elmo
>> ----- 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 8:01 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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