[nagdu] Petition to ask the US Department of Justice to take action to stop fraudulent use of service dog ID or gear.

[National Association of Guide Dog Users]

William,
	I think it would serve us better if each state would enact penalties
criminalizing the deceptive assertion that an animal is a service animal.
Most states have similar statutes that read something like, "It is unlawful
for anyone not legally blind to carry in a raised or extended position a
cane that is white or white tipped in red." Perhaps the clause could read,
"It is unlawful for any person to fraudulently assert that an animal is a
service animal under federal law." I fear that the prohibition of selling
service animal gear may limit the availability of such gear to those of us
wishing alternatives to that gear issued by the training program. One of the
provisions training programs hold over the heads of their consumers is the
retention of ownership of the guide dog gear and the right to repossess that
gear. At the same time, I would agree that there could be a crack-down on
the sale of service animal identification cards and other such
documentation, similar to those prohibiting counterfeit state and federal
identification. Just my opinion!

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of William
Vandervest
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 9:20 PM
To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] {Disarmed} Fw: [leader-dogs-l] Petition to ask the US
Department of Justice to take action to stop fraudulent use of service dog
ID or gear.


There are none so blind as those who will not see

William and LD Lynard
----- Original Message -----
From: Sarah Calhoun
To: List Leader
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 5:26 PM
Subject: [leader-dogs-l] Petition to ask the US Department of Justice to
take action to stop fraudulent use of service dog ID or gear.


  
Hello everyone,

There is a petition to ask the US Department of Justice to take action to
stop fraudulent use of service dog ID or gear. You can find the petition
at: www.cci.org/stopfraud

Signers of the petition receive a letter like the one below: 

Thank you for asking the Department of Justice to investigate and stop the
online sale of fraudulent service dog products.

Please forward this message and urge your friends to add their names at
www.cci.org/stopfraud

With your help, we can raise awareness about this important issue and demand
an end to the sale of fake service dog products.

Thank you for all that you do.

Canine Companions for Independence

Thank you for considering in signing this worthwhile petition.

Sarah Calhoun

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



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