[NAGDU] GDB Announcement - CA Assembly Bill 468

Wed Mar 17 22:10:57 UTC 2021

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From: Theresa Stern <tstern at guidedogs.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 4:09 PM
Subject: GDB Announcement - CA Assembly Bill 468

Show your support for AB 468

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GDB Announcement

Greetings California GDB Alumni!

We’re excited to share good news about our efforts to curb the sale of online certificates for emotional support animals.   The California Assembly Bill AB468 has been filed on our behalf by Assemblymember Laura Friedman.  This is an exciting first step in the process.  Now we need your help to encourage California state legislators to support it.

You can read the full text of the bill and follow its progress at the following link:

 <https://communications.guidedogs.com/e/896181/t-xhtml-bill-id-202120220AB468/dpyr/75578210?h=B-YK1KwQu5Jan1rcoAfCHRHofcc5DBQQ6ByTGKjEZgY> https://communications.guidedogs.com/e/896181/t-xhtml-bill-id-202120220AB468/dpyr/75578210?h=B-YK1KwQu5Jan1rcoAfCHRHofcc5DBQQ6ByTGKjEZgY

What the bill is about:

AB468 is designed to address the growing online sale of fraudulent service animal certificates by unscrupulous opportunists. These certificates are sold to consumers with promises of giving their pets public access equal to that of legitimate service dogs.  In addition to cheating people out of their money, these misleading business practices have also resulted in putting innocent, untrained animals in uncomfortable, scary, and even dangerous situations.  Unfortunately, legitimate service dogs as well as innocent bystanders have also been hurt by these untrained animals.  GDB is sponsoring this bill to protect guide dogs’ public access rights and ensure long and productive partnerships for our guide teams. 

How to help:                                      

Email your Assemblymember urging them to vote yes on AB468.  You can find your Assemblymember and their contact info by using the following link:  <https://communications.guidedogs.com/e/896181/2021-03-16/dpyt/75578210?h=B-YK1KwQu5Jan1rcoAfCHRHofcc5DBQQ6ByTGKjEZgY> https://communications.guidedogs.com/e/896181/2021-03-16/dpyt/75578210?h=B-YK1KwQu5Jan1rcoAfCHRHofcc5DBQQ6ByTGKjEZgY

Also consider encouraging your family and friends who live in California to support this effort.  Feel free to contact GDB Director of Outreach and Advocacy, Rabih Dow, with questions or comments about the bill,   <mailto:rdow at guidedogs.com> rdow at guidedogs.com

Our mailing address is:

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San Rafael, CA 94915

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