[nfbmi-talk] {Disarmed} Evans'Bill to Help Protect Service AnimalsReceives House Endorsement

[joe harcz Comcast]

Outstanding! Actually sounds like a "hate crime" to me in the strictest and 
most legal sense of that term.

Regardless, this looks great.

Peace with Justice,

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christine Boone" <christine_boone at comcast.net>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 5:06 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] {Disarmed} Evans'Bill to Help Protect Service 
AnimalsReceives House Endorsement


Greetings All:

A friend of mine in Pennsylvania has been working for the past several 
years, on behalf of legislation to protect guide dogs and service dogs from 
attack, by penalizing the owners of dogs who attack these animals.  My 
friend Passle and her dog have been jumped by other dogs more than once, but 
on one occasion they were so   savagely attacked that both my blind friend 
and her dog were grievously injured.

The bill got a little closer to daylight yesterday, and I thought that some 
of you might enjoy  reading about this happening in Pennsylvania.

> >>>>
> >>>>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2011
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Evans' Bill to Help Protect Service Animals Receives House 
> >>>>>Endorsement
> >>>>>
> >>>>>HARRISBURG, PA - Legislation that will help protect service
> >>>>>animals from attacks by other animals has won the endorsement of
> >>>>>the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, said Rep. John Evans
> >>>>>(R-Erie/Crawford), author of the measure.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>"Service animals, in particular, are trained not to fight back
> >>>>>in an attack with another animal, and as a result, can suffer
> >>>>>even greater injuries," said Evans, who has been working to
> >>>>>obtain legislative approval for this bill for the past three
> >>>>>sessions.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Specifically, House Bill 165 would set criminal and civil
> >>>>>penalties on individuals who own or co-own a dog that kills,
> >>>>>maims or disfigures the guide dog of an individual who is blind,
> >>>>>a hearing dog of an individual who is deaf or audibly impaired,
> >>>>>or a service dog of an individual who is physically limited.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>If found to be in violation, the offender would face a
> >>>>>first-degree misdemeanor and face up to $1,000 and/or jail time
> >>>>>of up to two years. In addition to any other fine or penalty, a
> >>>>>person convicted under this new law would be required to make
> >>>>>reparations for veterinary costs in treating the guide, hearing
> >>>>>or service dog and, if necessary, the cost of a replacement dog.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>"These service animals reflect a significant investment of the
> >>>>>time, training and expense of their owners," Evans said. "For
> >>>>>owners of dogs that are prone to attack to recklessly and
> >>>>>willfully allow their animals to seriously injure a service dog
> >>>>>and then to escape civil and criminal liability is unfair. Our
> >>>>>laws must address this type of irresponsible behavior on the
> >>>>>part of these pet owners."
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Evans pointed out that his legislation is not designed to punish
> >>>>>responsible pet owners, but to add teeth to state law so that
> >>>>>owners who purposely allow their dogs to run loose will be more
> >>>>>accountable for their dog's actions.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>The legislation now heads to the state Senate for consideration.
> >>
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