[nagdu] PETA opposes the use of guide dogs

[helene ryles]

Hi Linda
No, Jilli is my 2nd dog. My first dog had to be rehomed because he
started being agressive towards children that thried to approach me.
   I felt very bad about this and so I really don't want to do the
same with Jilli.  Plus their really isn't the neccessity since Jilli
isn't agressive or Overprotective like Bruce was. Saying that he
worked for 9 and a half years which wasn't too bad considering his
temproment.

I may get a 3rd dog eventually but I'm determined to try my hand with
the long cane first.

Helene

On 13/01/2009, lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com <lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com> wrote:
> Guys, nastiness only reduces us to the level of the person we're nasty to.
>
> I'd say that this Daphne person is that - DAFT (nuts)!  You can't educate
> them at all!  We can educate the rest of society who will then blow off
> people like Daphne (smile).
>
> Linda and Landon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chasity Jackson" <chasityvanda at charter.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:08 PM
> 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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