[nagdu] Pennsylvania - Local Advocates Push For Expanded Service Dog Protection

[Passle Helminski]

>Thanks, Marion.  Leslie and Jennifer are friends of mine and are 
>also working very hard to get this bill passed.  Once again I would 
>like to thank you for your letter of support.

Sincerely,

Passle and Tomboy Kate




>Dear All,
>    FYI, one of our members, Passel Helminski, has been working very 
>hard on this legislation and NAGDU has written a letter of support 
>to the legislature concerning this bill.
>
>Fraternally yours,
>Marion Gwizdala, President
>National Association of Guide Dog Users
>National Federation of the Blind
>813-598-7161
>President at NFB-NAGDU.ORG
>HTTP://NFB-NAGDU.ORG
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ginger Kutsch" <gingerKutsch at yahoo.com>
>To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog 
>Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 8:08 AM
>Subject: [nagdu] Pennsylvania - Local Advocates Push For Expanded 
>Service Dog Protection
>
>>Local Advocates Push For Expanded Service Dog Protection
>>Posted: 9:17 pm EDT June 10, 2010
>>Source:
>>http://www.wjactv.com/news/23864751/detail.html
>>
>>HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- One woman in Huntingdon County is pushing
>>state lawmakers to enact legislation that would hold owners of
>>dogs that attack service animals financially responsible.
>>
>>Jennifer Warsing told WJAC-TV that her service dog Hattie was
>>attacked by a neighbors dog in Huntingdon in February 2008.
>>
>>Despite protecting the chocolate lab from serious physical
>>injury, Warsing said it took months of training for Hattie to
>>overcome emotional trauma from the attack.
>>
>>A formal complaint was filed against the dog's owner, but a judge
>>later dropped the case.
>>
>>Warsing said she'd be lost if something ever happened to Hattie.
>>
>>"I would be immediately thrust back into a world of silence and
>>not know when my phone was ringing; sleepless nights or worrying
>>about the smoke detectors going off," said Warsing. "They deserve
>>to be protected against injury, against attack and interference
>>while they're working. They're irreplaceable."
>>
>>Leslie Kelly works as a deaf and hard of hearing specialist with
>>the Center for Independent Living of South Central Pennsylvania
>>and said she worries about the gap of protection for her own
>>service dog.
>>
>>"We all love animals and we don't want to see any animal get
>>injured, but for those of us that have service dogs, it's not as
>>easy," said Kelly. "If it dies, you're talking another 3-4 years
>>until they can find a dog to match you and train it again."
>>
>>House Bill 123 was recently amended to include expanded
>>restitution to cover lost wages and training if a service dog is
>>maimed or killed in an attack.
>>
>>The proposed legislation was included in last week's house of
>>representatives schedule, but there has not been a vote.
>>
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