[Njagdu] Fw: New Jersey Residents Petition Lawmakers to Keep Seeing Eye Dogs Safe from Attacks

[Vincent Chaney]

FYI should you not be aware of this event which is happening at the State 
House regarding the assembly bills this Thursday, February 17, 2011...

Vinny
Vincent Chaney Jr
NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board of Directors
NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
NJAGDU (NFBNJ Association of Guide Dog Users) Division President
NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
NFBNJ Resolutions Committee Member
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From: "The Seeing Eye, Inc." <noreply at seeingeye.org>
To: "Vincent Chaney" <vgc732 at optonline.net>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 11:12 AM
Subject: New Jersey Residents Petition Lawmakers to Keep Seeing Eye Dogs 
Safe from Attacks



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The Seeing Eye, Inc.

  For Immediate Release

The Seeing Eye, Inc.

[1]

February 14, 2011

  New Jersey Residents Petition Lawmakers to Keep Seeing Eye Dogs Safe from 
Attacks

  MORRISTOWN, N.J.   Representatives from The Seeing Eye, including puppy 
raising families with Seeing Eye  puppies, President & CEO Jim Kutsch, his 
wife Ginger, and their Seeing Eye dogs Colby and Pixie, will assemble at the 
Statehouse February 17. They will deliver hundreds of petition signatures to 
lawmakers which call for New Jersey to adopt Assembly Bill 832 and  Dusty's 
Law , Assembly Bill 3226. Both bills provide service dogs with protection 
against attacks and interference by either people or other dogs.

The petitions were drafted in response to a growing concern for the safety 
of New Jersey's guide dog teams and a horrific incident last summer when 
Dusty, a Seeing Eye puppy in training, was viciously attacked by another 
dog. Dusty sustained severe injuries requiring 98 stitches and the removal 
of four teeth which were crushed during the attack.

"Seeing Eye dogs are especially vulnerable to injury during an attack 
because they ve been bred and trained to be non-aggressive.  Further, they 
are unlikely to leave their masters  sides, even to save themselves," said 
Seeing Eye President & CEO Jim Kutsch. "We are deeply grateful to the 
bipartisan team of state senators and assemblymen sponsoring these bills for 
recognizing the need to provide greater protection for service animals."

A832, introduced by Assemblyman Nelson T. Albano (D - Cape May), and its 
companion bill, S1154 initiated by Senator Jeff Van Drew (D - Cape May), 
establish new crimes against people who intentionally harm or interfere with 
a service animal. Dusty's Law, A3226, sponsored by Assemblyman Robert 
Schroeder (R - Bergen) and Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (R - 
Union/Somerset/Morris/Essex), establishes mandatory fines for pet owners 
whose dogs attack, injure, or otherwise interfere with a service animal.

New Jersey is one of the few states that do not yet provide criminal 
sanctions for attacks and interference against service animals. For more 
information about how you can help protect guide dog teams, please visit The 
Seeing Eye's Web site at [2] www.SeeingEye.org/protector email [3] 
advocacy at seeingeye.org.

Established in 1929, The Seeing Eye provides specially bred and trained dogs 
to guide people who are blind. Seeing Eye  dog users experience greatly 
enhanced mobility and independence, allowing them to retain their active 
lifestyles despite blindness. The Seeing Eye is a philanthropy supported by 
contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations, bequests, and 
other planned gifts.

The Seeing Eye is a trademarked name and can only be used to describe the 
dogs bred and trained at the school s facilities in Morristown, N.J. If you 
would like more information on The Seeing Eye, please visit the website at 
[4] www.SeeingEye.org, call (973) 539-4425, or email [5] info at seeingeye.org.

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  [6] www.SeeingEye.org


 References:

1. mailto:mbarlak at seeingeye.org
2. http://www.SeeingEye.org/protect
3. mailto:advocacy at seeingeye.org
4. http://www.SeeingEye.org
5. mailto:info at seeingeye.org
6. http://www.seeingeye.org/




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