[nagdu] Fake service dogs sully reputation of real K-9 helpers

Cindy Ray cindyray at gmail.com
Tue Aug 13 21:51:44 UTC 2013


Oh, well that clears things up. LOL. Smart a**s always have their day, don't I? <Grin>


On Aug 13, 2013, at 4:09 PM, Buddy Brannan <buddy at brannan.name> wrote:

> No, I meant that I commented on the blog post on the blog web page. No one else had yet.
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> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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> On Aug 13, 2013, at 2:09 PM, Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Today was the second time it was posted and I posted on it yesterday.
>> 
>> CL
>> 
>> On Aug 13, 2013, at 12:54 PM, Buddy Brannan <buddy at brannan.name> wrote:
>> 
>>> Yay me! I’mthe first comment on this article. 
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>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Aug 13, 2013, at 7:57 AM, Ginger Kutsch <gingerKutsch at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Fake service dogs sully reputation of real K-9 helpers
>>>> 
>>>> Monday, August 12, 2013 by:jennlouisew at gmail.com (Jennifer Wadsworth)
>>>> 
>>>> Source:
>>>> http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/hottopics/2013/08/12/fake-service-dogs-su
>>>> lly-reputation-of-real-k-9-helpers/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Liars undermine the work of real service dogs like this one. (Photo credit:
>>>> Lisa Norwood / Flickr)
>>>> 
>>>> Fake service dogs are a real problem, akin to a perfectly able-bodied person
>>>> hogging a handicap parking spot. An undercover reporter added to the problem
>>>> one recent afternoon to prove a point - well, two points, really, one of
>>>> which was that it was a slow news day.
>>>> 
>>>> New York Post reporter Tara Palmeri 'fitted up her mom's 3-foot-tall,
>>>> 70-pound retriever-poodle mutt, Hampton, with a fake service vest and took
>>>> him out to various restaurants and shops. Hampton jumped up on patrons and
>>>> frayed nerves of maitre d's legally forbidden by the Americans With
>>>> Disabilities Act from asking for proof of the dog's medical purpose.
>>>> 
>>>> "The city's craziest, most badly behaved sons of bitches can run wild in the
>>>> most elegant eateries in town - as long as they're masquerading as service
>>>> dogs," Palmeri begins.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Hampton and Palmeri hit up a bakery, a grocery store, Starbucks and even the
>>>> super-posh Le Cirque, where servers feted the pooch with a bowl of ice
>>>> water.
>>>> 
>>>> "Hampton - showing off his phony "service dog'' patch we had specially
>>>> embroidered - happily slobbered as he wolfed down an 8-ounce salmon filet,"
>>>> the piece continues.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Experts say that poser service animals spoil the reputation of real ones.
>>>> Actual guide dogs are trained to not act out in public, unlike their
>>>> civilian counterparts who jump up on laps and generally haven't learned to
>>>> reign in their excitement. SF Weekly profiled a particularly aggressive
>>>> Chihuahua, Tita, in 2009, remarking on the ease with which any old creature,
>>>> even a vicious lap pup, could gain certified service animal status.
>>>> 
>>>> "In San Francisco, snakes, lizards, pit bulls, chickens, pigeons, and
>>>> rodents have all been declared service animals, hauled onto public
>>>> transportation, housed legally in city apartments, and, essentially, given
>>>> the full run of the city," the story states.
>>>> 
>>>> ADA laws make it easy for anyone to obtain service papers for any old
>>>> canine. You could also buy a vest online. But those same laws prevent anyone
>>>> from asking for proof of the animal's legitimacy, making it an easy stunt to
>>>> pull if you're absolutely insistent on bringing your dog to a white table
>>>> cloth restaurant.
>>>> 
>>>> No legal repercussion exists for these regular dogs masquerading as helpers,
>>>> but advocacy groups are fixing to change that. There's a petition underway
>>>> that's calling the federal government to crack down on service dog fraud,
>>>> including a ban on fake service dog vests sold online.
>>>> 
>>>> Ethics aside, it just seems like a huge hassle to go through just to bring
>>>> your pet to dine out. Is it really that great?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> h/t The Atlantic Wire
>>>> 
>>>> Find Jennifer Wadsworth on Twitter at @jennwadsworth.
>>>> 
>>>> 
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