[nagdu] Pennsylvania - Local Advocates Push For ExpandedServiceDog Protection

Tue Jun 15 18:10:05 UTC 2010

Marsha and All,
    What would be really great is to send a copy of my letter to the 
Pensylvania legislature to everyone you know in Pennsylvania, asking them to 
send it, along with their own statements, to their local legislators asking 
them to support the law. I will send anyone my letter who requests it. 
Please do not use my NAGDU email address, as we are having some issues with 
the URL. More on this in another message. Also, anyone who wishes to work 
with their legislatures and/or organize an affiliate NAGDU division, we are 
more than willing to support such initiatives!

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala, President
National Association of Guide Dog Users
National Federation of the Blind
813-598-7161


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Pennsylvania - Local Advocates Push For 
ExpandedServiceDog Protection


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>
> Marion and all,
>
> I am also in PA, so absolutely would help to organize something like this.
>
> Marsha
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Marion Gwizdala
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 7:52 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Pennsylvania - Local Advocates Push For Expanded
> ServiceDog Protection
>
> Passel,
>    Now we need to get Toni and you to organize a Pennsylvania division of
> NAGDU!
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Passle Helminski" <passle at roadrunner.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 10:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Pennsylvania - Local Advocates Push For Expanded
> ServiceDog Protection
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>>>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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