[nagdu] Sun Tran Bus Co.

[Marion & Martin]

Rebecca and Listers,
    The reason NAGDU is supportive of specific laws that protect service 
animals is primarily for the ability to recover expenses that may not be 
recoverable by pet owners, i.e., lost wages, re-training expenses, or 
replacement of the dog. Because animals are viewed as property, property 
rights only allow for the recovery of the value of the property which, in 
the case of our dogs,  does not include training costs.
    Another reason for specific protection is the real threat of radical 
animal rights organizations that might attempt to separate our animals from 
us. In addition, we always have those ignorant individuals who make strange 
noises at our dogs and other attempts to distract them from their work. All 
of these conditions are offenses under these statutes. HTH!

Fraternally,
Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Sun Tran Bus Co.


> Well, I guess what I'm really getting at that is if someone does something
> abusive that causes the dog not to be able to work, either by injuring the
> dog or causing the dog to suffer trauma, that person should have to pay 
> for
> the replacement dog.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 5:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Sun Tran Bus Co.
>
>
> How would this work exactly?
> If service animals had a different standard for what constituted abuse,
> how would that be upheld, and to whom would it apply to?
> Would handlers be held to this differing standard, and if so, doesn't
> that fly in the face of "let the local laws handle this"?
> The idea sounds warm and fuzzy, but how would it be applied, by whom, on
> whom, when and where?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Nicole B. Torcolini
> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 2:14 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Sun Tran Bus Co.
>
> I think that it is a complete outrage, for both you and your dog. JMO,
> animal abuse laws should be more strict for service animals than for
> pets.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Davidson" <fuzzy_1 at cox.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 10:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Sun Tran Bus Co.
>
>
> Most states also have laws about abusing service animals too. Even
> though
> the driver didn't do it he asked and watched done on his bus.
>
>
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