[Nfbf-l] Fw: [fcb-l] Fwd: Scared Publix customer sprays seeing-eyedog withbleach

[Sherri]

This is really sad. The person who owns the dog spoke at our convention last 
year. She works for United Way in South Florida. Interesting!

Sherri
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From: Easy Talk
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Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:54 PM
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withbleach


here is the article
Scared Publix customer sprays seeing-eye dog with bleach
Sunrise resident cited for animal cruelty
A seeing-eye dog had bleach squirted in its eyes at a Publix grocery store 
when a
67-year-old woman intentionally sprayed the animal in an unprovoked attack, 
a police
report says.
The 5-year-old yellow Labrador retriever appeared uninjured, the report 
said, but
Patricia Lawler, of Sunrise, was cited for animal cruelty and given a notice 
to appear
after the 4:15 p.m. Saturday incident at the store at 10155 W. Oakland Park 
Blvd.

Lawler told police she "thought it was a vicious animal" and feared it would 
be a
danger to other customers, so she grabbed a spray bottle of Clorox cleaner 
off a
shelf and sprayed the animal in the eyes and back.
"I realize now it was a mistake," Lawler said when reached by telephone 
Monday. "I
have a fear of dogs. It was just a big dog with a big head. I was just 
afraid."
Lawler said she takes medication for schizoaffective disorder, and paranoia 
is one
the symptoms associated with her mental illness.
The dog's owner, Ronda Carin Shore, 45, also of Sunrise, told police she is
blind
 and keeps the canine with her at all times. It was wearing a service-dog 
vest, an
assist handle and a placard, the report said.
Shore declined to comment Monday.
Although the dog wasn't exhibiting aggressive behavior, Lawler said she got 
scared
when she saw it and asked Shore to leave the store with the dog. When that 
didn't
produce results, she said she resorted to the spray bleach to get rid of the 
animal.
"I was afraid the dog would go wild, or some small child would get bitten, 
or somebody
would get hurt," Lawler said. "I guess I overreacted. But I still feel like 
a dog
doesn't belong in a place like a grocery store."
If convicted of the first-degree misdemeanor, Lawler faces up to a year in 
jail and/or
a $5,000 fine.






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