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

[JULIE PHILLIPSON]

    Steve not the same thing.  we mean protection from harm to the dog not 
access rights.

Julie Phillipson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye dog


> Marion,
>
> What sort of protections are you referring to?  Here in Minnesota, as I 
> recall, access to public accommodations is guaranteed for dog guid users 
> with our white cane
> legislation passed over thirty-five years ago.  I believe some additional 
> legislation was passed within the past decade as well that may have been 
> more general in
> nature.  There has also been a good deal of publicity within the past five 
> years here that arose from certain taxi drivers being unwilling to take 
> passengers who use
> dogs, particularly when being picked up at our airport, and our airport 
> commission and local governments were very supportive.  I don't think this 
> incident arose from
> a lack of general awareness and at this point we don't even know what the 
> individual's motive was.  However, this is clearly not acceptable.
>
> On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:16:30 -0400, Marion & Martin wrote:
>
>>Does anyone know if Minnesota has a service animal protection law that may
>>apply? Often law enforcement and consumer are not aware of such 
>>provisions.
>
>>Fraternally yours,
>>Marion
>
>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Cindy Lou Ray" <cindyray at qwest.net>
>>To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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>>Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 9:27 PM
>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye dog
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>>> Wow, I can't believe this story. Why would you just do that. I know that
>>> woman and that dog, so I am certain that this story is on. How really
>>> awful that is. I really can't imagine it.Cindy
>>>
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