[nagdu] More about Bringing Our animals to the Zoo

Thu May 7 19:46:34 UTC 2015

				Agreed. I'd far rather have a law and policy
in place saying I *can* do something then telling me I *can't*. 
We are adults and should be able to make good decisions which doesn't mean
"make a decition that you (the you is general here not directed at any one
person) agree with.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of The Pawpower Pack
via nagdu
Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2015 9:41 AM
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Cc: The Pawpower Pack
Subject: Re: [nagdu] More about Bringing Our animals to the Zoo

Tara,
This is a personal choice, like anything else.  Some dogs may be unable to
handle it, just like some dogs can't handle concerts or other challenging
areas.  
I have taken my dogs to zoos and they have been fine, but some dogs may be
stressed by it.  
However, a person should have the option to decide for themselves and their
situation, and not just have that decision removed out of hand due to
baseless fears and lack of training and awareness.  
If I decide not to bring my dog to a zoo, it's because I believe it would
not be in her best interest, not because someone told me I can't bring her.

There are areas of zoos where caution should be used and where dogs should
not go, like petting zoo areas and the berd areas.  
I'm glad NAGDU is training zoos how to make zoos a safe experience for
everyone. 

 Rox and the kitchen Bitches: 
Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
Pawpower4me at gmail.com
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> On May 7, 2015, at 8:26 AM, Tara Briggs via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Hi all, several years ago, before I got my own guy dog, I went to the zoo
with some blind friends. One of my friends used to guide done. When we were
looking at the Tigers, The tiger wanted to eat my friends dog. It was
jumping at the dog and acting very interested. There was no way the tiger
and the dog could meet. However, the dog  was rather stressed. This incident
has made me think that it might not be a good idea to bring my dog to the
zoo. I would be interested in any thoughts!
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 6, 2015, at 5:22 PM, Applebutter Hill via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>> 
>> Marion,
>> I just visited the Harness Up blog, and I'm not finding any Share 
>> buttons. I use a WP posted site as well, and it's a bit tricky to 
>> enable Sharing, as it requires "Drag and Drop." In this instance, my 
>> opinion is that the feature is well worth getting sighted help to 
>> enable. I could have shared it to
>> 6,000 people on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google+ in a couple 
>> of minutes, if the Share feature had been enabled. Just a thought.
>> Blessings,
>> Donna & Hunter
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marion 
>> Gwizdala via nagdu
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 5:13 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog 
>> Users'; 'Florida Association of Guide Dog Users'; New Jersey 
>> Association of Guide Dog Users; nagdu-leaders at nfbnet.org; 
>> coagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Marion Gwizdala
>> Subject: [nagdu] More about Bringing Our animals to the Zoo
>> 
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>               Many of you know that the National Association of Guide 
>> dog Users, a strong & proud division of the National Federation of 
>> the blind, along with the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), has 
>> applied for a grant to help educate zoo staff to the presence of 
>> service animals in their facilities. This project is moving forward 
>> and I would like to invite everyone to visit our harness Up! Blog to 
>> read more about our efforts. While you are there, you may want to 
>> sign up to our RSS feeds to update you when new posts are published. 
>> To read our blog, please visit
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Harnessup.wordpress.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Fraternally yours,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Marion Gwizdala, President
>> 
>> National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc.
>> 
>> National Federation of the Blind
>> 
>> (813) 626-2789
>> 
>> (888) 624-3841 (Hotline)
>> 
>> President at nagdu.org
>> 
>> http://www.nagdu.org
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>> 
>> 
>> High expectations create unlimited potential for the blind!
>> 
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