[nagdu] Sad News

[Doug Parisian]

Has anyone (including the "blindness" organizations) ever considered setting 
up medical and above all, legal funds, for such incidents.  I wonder if 
"crowd funding" would be one possible channel.  Had that ugliness occurred 
in Manitoba, we would most certainly have a court case with possible fines 
up to $25,000, especially since the dog guide was so seriously injured, not 
to mention the unimaginable pain and suffering of both dog and master.

As I've mentioned several times, we also need to learn to use technology to 
our advantage, like taking pictures of harassing dogs; and yes, it is often 
possible.

Doug: I'm the hammer, not the nail.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deanna Lewis" <DLewis at clovernook.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Sad News


: Mardi,
: This news is just so upsetting to me. I am so sorry for Rachel and Lady. 
Pascal has been snapped at by pit bulls and other breeds, but they have 
never broken skin. My neighbor had a pit bull and the dog kept snapping and 
trying to attack Pascal, but my landlord and the SPCA did nothing. This is 
something that we all need to work on. It's not just pit bulls, but any dog 
that attacks our dogs. I honestly do not think that all pit bulls are 
vicious, it all depends on how they are raised and if the owners do their 
part.
: I am praying that Lady makes a full recovery. Please keep us posted.
: Deanna and Pascal
:
: -----Original Message-----
: From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mardi Hadfield
: Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2013 9:19 PM
: To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
: Subject: [nagdu] Sad News
:
: Hello list, I have some sad news to report. Rachel Krieg's guide dog Lady 
was attacked and severely injured by a pit bull.Rachel is a member of this 
list.The dog has neurological symptoms as well as bite wounds.This could 
have been prevented if animal control had done their job as well as her 
apartment manager.Neither of them made any attempt to correct the problem of 
this pit bull running in the complex without a leash. Animal control had 
been called several times before and after the attack and they have ignored 
the situation. The manager did nothing either. The people who own the pit 
bull just laughed at Rachel when she tried to talk to them.Even the police 
were very insensitive to Rachel.They refused to talk with Rachel after they 
talked to the owners of the offending dog.We have laws to protect our 
service dog but they are not enforced.The vet bills are already over 
$3000.00. Rachel is very upset about her dog's  condition, and so am I as I 
helped Rachel train Lady.This dog is so sweet and loving and an excellent 
guide.She may not recover.If any one wishes to donate to help with the vet 
bills, you can contact me off list and I can give you the info where to 
donate. No amount is too small.Even if it's only a dollar,every penny 
counts.Please help if you can.Mardi and Shaman and Neechee
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