[nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye dog

Sat Oct 3 20:14:25 UTC 2009

Marion,

Jennifer Dunnam, our state president, has been in contact with Lolly Lijewski today, and apparently the woman who 
kicked her dog has a week to respond.  There was apparently some confusion regarding the deadline last Thursday, 
but there will need to be a response early next week.  We have offered our help and expressed our support, and will be 
following events closely.

I'll let you know what happens.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:36:38 -0400, Marion & Martin wrote:

>Steve,
>    Yes, this is so. We will discuss future changes at a later time. Have 
>you heard anything more about whether the woman turned herself in or not?

>Marion

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
>To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
><nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 9:41 AM
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye dog

>> Marion,
>>
>> I also understand from our personal correspondence that the Minnesota law 
>> could be stronger and that the "bodily harm" issue leaves loopholes if the 
>> dog is not
>> found to be injured.  Thanks for clarifying.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Steve Jacobson
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:40:54 -0400, Marion & Martin wrote:
>>
>>>Steve,
>>>    Thanks for the note! yes, I was incorrect in my assertions about the
>>>lack of a service animal protection law.
>>
>>>Marion
>>
>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
>>>To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>><nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:01 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye dog
>>
>>
>>>> Marion,
>>>>
>>>> As you probably learned after you wrote your note below, Minnesota does
>>>> have a service animal protection law, although I don't know how it
>>>> compares with those of
>>>> other states.  I have sent it to you via private e-mail as you requested
>>>> yesterday.  It would seem that the enforcement should not require 
>>>> anybody
>>>> being "creative"
>>>> but the main thing is that this get addressed.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Steve Jacobson
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:27:11 -0400, Marion & Martin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>And for people who are willing to get involved! Ms. Lijewski told me she
>>>>>may
>>>>>have never known what had happened if the girl who told her about what 
>>>>>the
>>>>>woman did had not come forward! The perpetrator has until tomorrow to 
>>>>>turn
>>>>>herself in to authorities. If she does not do so, a misedemeanor warrant
>>>>>will be issued for her arrest. The authorities are treating this very
>>>>>seriously and being very creative in their interpretation of Minnesota
>>>>>laws,
>>>>>as the state does not have a service animal protection act....yet!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Fraternally yours,
>>>>>Marion
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>From: "sblanjones11" <sblanjones11 at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>>>>><nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:45 PM
>>>>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye dog
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Thank God for in-store video!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>> Of Nicole B. Torcolini
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 9:16 PM
>>>>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye 
>>>>>> dog
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just don't get it.  Why do people think that they can do this kind 
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> stuff?  If someone does not like dogs, that's fine, just keep it to
>>>>>> themselves!  I hope that she gets a proper fine or something for this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>> Of David Andrews
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 2:31 PM
>>>>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye dog
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis police say a local woman accused of kicking 
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> seeing-eye dog in the jaw has been cited for animal cruelty.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Police Sgt. Jesse Garcia says the unprovoked incident represents 
>>>>>> cruelty
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> only to the 6-year-old black Labrador but to the dog's blind owner.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 53-year-old Lynnette Lijewski says she and her service dog, Brook, 
>>>>>> were
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> store Thursday. She says she felt the dog's legs buckle and then Brook
>>>>>> righted herself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As she checked Brook, a girl told her a gray-haired woman just kicked
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> dog.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lijewski alerted store staff, who called police. Officers reviewed 
>>>>>> store
>>>>>> video and arrested the 46-year-old Minneapolis woman nearby.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brook appeared to be OK on Friday, but Lijewski planned to have a vet
>>>>>> take
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> look at her.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Res
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