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

[Marion & Martin]

Nicole,
    Well, I am sure the perpetrator has found out that she cannot do this! I 
believe the subject is a member of NAGDU.

Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 9:15 PM
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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