[nagdu] Attack, laws governing service animals and those in training

cheryl echevarria cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
Wed Jul 28 13:28:49 UTC 2010


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Johnson" <stevencjohnson at centurytel.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 7:34 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Attack, laws governing service animals and those in 
training


> Marsha,
> It depends on the legislation as animals in training are not yet able to
> perform the tasks that a fully trained animal would.  However, in this 
> case
> the issue deals with loose animals, and what many states have adopted 
> under
> injury and harassment of a service animal which may or may not include
> animals in training.  Wisconsin does for our access laws, but I am not 
> 100%
> sure about the harassment and injury law.
>
> JMHO,
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Marsha Drenth
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 4:46 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Woodcliff Lake Seeing Eye dog recovering after pit
> bullattack
>
> A service animal or a service animal in training should qualify for any 
> and
> all legislation, just my opinion tho.
>
> Marsha
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:36 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Woodcliff Lake Seeing Eye dog recovering after pit
> bullattack
>
> We're working on service dog protection in Jersey, but the process is 
> still
> in the early stages.  Not sure a puppy in training would qualify, though.
>
> What a shame.  Poor puppy and raiser!
> Tracy
>
> > Does NJ have laws for dogs that attack service animals? That poor puppy.
> >
> > Marsha
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > Behalf Of Ginger Kutsch
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:07 AM
> > To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> > Subject: [nagdu] Woodcliff Lake Seeing Eye dog recovering after pit
> > bullattack
> >
> > Woodcliff Lake Seeing Eye dog recovering after pit bull attack Monday,
> > July 26, 2010 BY DENISA R. SUPERVILLE The Record, STAFF WRITER
> > http://www.northjersey.com/news/072610_Woodcliff_Lake_seeing_eye_
> > dog_recovering_after_pit_bull_attack.html?page=all
> > WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey - A 9-month-old German Shepherd being
> > raised as a Seeing Eye dog was recovering at home Monday after being
> > attacked by a pit bull.
> > The dog, Dusty, had to undergo four hours of surgery at the Park Ridge
> > Animal Hospital on Friday to repair lacerations that extended from his
> > ear down his neck, said Roger Woodhour, Dusty's foster parent.
> > Woodhour lost the tip of his right hand middle finger in the attack.
> > Four of Dusty's teeth that were damaged during the attack had to be
> > extracted, Woodhour said.
> > Michelle Barlak, a spokeswoman for the Morristown-based The Seeing Eye
> > Inc., said the attack has ended Dusty's chance at becoming a Seeing
> > Eye dog.
> > "Unfortunately, Dusty will never make it as a Seeing Eye dog even if
> > he recovers, because he will not be able to overcome the psychological
> > damage," Barlak wrote in an e-mail.
> > The organization breeds, raises and trains dogs to guide people who
> > are visually impaired in the U.S. and Canada.
> > The attack occurred at around 8:45 a.m. on Friday, on Arcadia Road,
> > about a block from Woodhour's home, he said.
> > Woodhour said was returning from his daily walk of three-to-four-miles
> > with two dogs - Dusty and a 5-year-old German Shepherd named Luke -
> > when the pit bull charged out of a Woodcliff Avenue house.
> > According to a police report of the incident, Kristine B.
> > Heinemann left the house to put some items in a vehicle, which was
> > parked in the driveway. The pit bull, a 2-year-old named Mason, got
> > out through a door that apparently was ajar.
> > Mason allegedly ran toward the two dogs and started attacking Dusty,
> > the smaller of the two, the report said.
> > "She was yelling at it to stop, but he was focused on one thing, and
> > the one thing was on attacking one or possibly two of the dogs,"
> > Woodhour said.
> > The pit bull allegedly grabbed onto Woodhour's hand as he tried to
> > free Dusty, knocking Woodhour onto the lawn, according to Woodhour and
> > the report.
> > Contractors working on a nearby house ran to assist. One contractor
> > ran to assist Woodhour, hitting the pit bull in the head with a hammer
> > he was holding in an effort to free Woodhour's hand, the report said.
> > Mason finally let go of Woodhour's hand. Woodhour was taken to
> > Hackensack University Medical Center.
> > Woodhour's wife, Sheila, took Dusty to the Park Ridge Animal Hospital,
> > Woodhour said.
> > In addition to the injuries to his neck, Dusty sustained injuries to
> > the leg and head, the report said.
> > Heinemann was issued summonses for violating borough ordinances for
> > failing to keep her dog on a leash and for a dog running at large. She
> > is to appear in Municipal Court on August 19. On Monday, she said had
> > no comment.
> > Mason, the pit bull, was quarantined at home, said Carol Tyler, the
> > owner and manager of Tyco Animal Control. He was not injured in the
> > attack, she said.
> > Dusty is the 26th puppy the Woodhours are raising for the Seeing Eye
> > Inc. They have been doing so since 1991.
> > James Kutsch, president of Seeing Eye Inc., said it's possible, though
> > unlikely, that Dusty could still make it as a Seeing Eye dog.
> > If Dusty does not succeed as a Seeing Eye dog, the Woodhours will be
> > offered the opportunity to adopt him, Kutsch said. He could also be
> > adopted by a member of the public.
> > The Woodhours have already adopted two dogs that did not make it in
> > the program.
> > "We certainly would consider it," Woodhour said.
> > E-mail: superville at northjersey.com
> >
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