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

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

OMG!  Does Minnesota have a guide dog protection act?  In Oregon, it's a
misdeanor with a $1000 fine (by memory), with liability for economic and
noneconomic damages.  I hope the dog is all right and doesn't develop
anxiety problems from this.

How awful!

Tami Smith-Kinney

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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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