[NAGDU] An interesting question

[Janice Toothman]

I feel that it should be a criminal offense and Florida recently passed 
such legislation.  Several of the reason for my support of such 
legislation is that guide dogs are specifically trained and it cost a 
lot to do that training.  If attack, often a guide dog may have to be 
retired early due to psychological or aggressive issues even if the dog 
was not physically injured in the attack.  Also, the owners of the dogs 
that attack a guide dog or service animal should be liable to pay any 
vet or medical and work related expenses incurred by the owner due to 
the attack from the disruption of guide work or inability to use the dog 
as a mobility to go to work.

Janice

On 2/3/2016 2:16 PM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU wrote:
> A young high school girl, Allie Tubbsz,  has written this request for
> information. She has come to be extremely interested in the blind, having
> researched the NFB and it's movement from 1940 to now, and specifically Dr.
> tenBroek. She wrote a drama and performed it, winning several awards for it,
> and she performed it at our state convention last fall. Here is her
> question:
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> For my advanced English class we have to write our opinion on a bill that is
> going through the Iowa Legislature. The bill I chose was whether dog owners
> whose dogs attack guide dogs should be charged with a criminal offense. I
> was wondering what your and the NFB's position is on this matter?
>
> Thank you so much!
>
> Cindy Lou Ray
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> cindyray at gmail.com <mailto:cindyray at gmail.com>
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