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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I get so tired of these calls for
certification. Why not just educate people that, if an animal is acting up
and out of control, they have the right to ask that the animal be removed,
whether or not it's a service animal? That's the law, and it's seems
perfectly clear to me.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tracy</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=GingerKutsch@yahoo.com href="mailto:GingerKutsch@yahoo.com">Ginger
Kutsch</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=njagdu@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:njagdu@nfbnet.org">New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 30, 2013 9:04
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Njagdu] Central Florida Animal
Service organizations angered overonline vest controversy</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Central Florida Animal Service organizations angered over
online vest controversy<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Groups say easily obtained animal service vests are growing
concern<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Author: Janelle Jordan, Reporter, <A
href="mailto:jjordan@wkmg.com">jjordan@wkmg.com</A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Published On: May 29 2013 06:51:11 PM EDT Updated On: May
30 2013 06:09:01 AM EDTURL: <A
href="http://www.clickorlando.com/news/central-florida-animal-service-organizations-angered-over-online-vest-controversy/-/1637132/20349164/-/m54icwz/-/index.html">http://www.clickorlando.com/news/central-florida-animal-service-organizations-angered-over-online-vest-controversy/-/1637132/20349164/-/m54icwz/-/index.html</A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>ORANGE CITY, Fla. - Some Central Florida animal
service organizations are upset over just how easy it has become to get animal
service vest online.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>One organization getting a lot of attention for selling
online service animal patches and vests is “Free My Paws.”<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Free My Paws President Jason Michaels tells Local 6 they
are limited in the types of questions they can ask on their website, to
determine whether an animal is really a service animal.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>“Our product is only intended to be used by people who are
legally qualified. We welcome any legislation that would clarify the
definition of a service animal for the disabled and the businesses who serve
them," said Michaels.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>It's become a growing concern for local service
organizations like New Horizons Service Dogs in Orange City.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>"It's an embarrassment, it gives organizations such as ours
a bad name," said New Horizons founder Janet Severt.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Severt says the controversy is having a negative impact on
individuals who need their service animals to be allowed into places that most
pets can't go.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>"I've had people come up to my clients and say, 'you can't
bring that dog in here, because yesterday there was a yappy thing in there
that someone is claiming is a service dog, that isn't,'" she
said.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Both sides agree the laws in place protecting the disabled
aren't clear enough to avoid abuse, leaving online buyers to purchase, based
on the honor system.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>"It’s hard because there is no certification process," said
Severt. “It gives the who industry, the good people and the people
trying to do it right, a bad name."<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
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