[Nyagdu] FW: NJ Senate Proclamation Supports Service Animals

Wed Aug 14 15:05:37 UTC 2013

I was so pleased to get this email this morning!
keri

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Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 10:59 AM
Subject: [Nyagdu] FW: NJ Senate Proclamation Supports Service Animals

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Seeing Eye, Inc. [mailto:noreply at rhartigan.bmsend.com] On Behalf 
> Of The Seeing Eye, Inc.
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 10:49 AM
> To: Margo Downey
> Subject: NJ Senate Proclamation Supports Service Animals
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> For Immediate Release
> August 14, 2013
>
> The Seeing Eye Applauds NJ Senate for Proclamation Supporting Service 
> Animals Seeing Eye President & CEO Calls on NJ Assembly to Pass Dusty's 
> Law
>
> MORRISTOWN, N.J. – On Wednesday, August 14th, The Seeing Eye participated 
> in New Jersey's first Assistance Animal Recognition Day, an event 
> established through a resolution created by Senator Donald Norcross and 
> signed into law last week by Governor Chris Christie. The proclamation 
> highlights the essential role that Seeing Eye® dogs and other service 
> animals play in the lives of New Jersey residents who are disabled and 
> promotes awareness of the rights of persons with disabilities to be 
> accompanied by their service animals in public places The proclamation 
> also highlights the need for pet owners to control their animals in the 
> presence of service animals and for local governments and law enforcement 
> agencies to step up their efforts to better protect service animals. It 
> comes on the heels of the Senate's passage of "Dusty's Law," a bill 
> sponsored by Senator Anthony Bucco, and spearheaded by The Seeing Eye 
> after a Seeing Eye puppy named Dusty was attacked and seriously injured 
> while walking with his volunteer puppy raiser. Dusty was unable to 
> complete Seeing Eye dog training due to the psychological damage caused by 
> the attack and his puppy raiser sustained permanent injuries in the 
> attack. The bill (A-4105), which would penalize the owners of dogs who 
> attack guide dogs and puppies in training, was passed by the N.J. Senate 
> in 2013 but has yet to be heard in the Assembly committee for Law and 
> Public Safety "The Seeing Eye applauds the efforts of Senator Norcross and 
> the New Jersey legislature for designating the second Wednesday of every 
> August as Assistance Animal Recognition Day," said Seeing Eye President & 
> CEO Jim Kutsch. "It is our hope that the New Jersey Assembly will follow 
> the Senate's lead by hearing and passing Dusty's Law, which would offer 
> real protection to guide dogs and puppies in training."
>
> The proclamation also alerts the public to the harm that can be caused 
> when pet owners misrepresent their dogs as legitimate service animals. New 
> Jersey is one of the few states that makes it a crime to misrepresent pets 
> as service animals. Each month many businesses contact The Seeing Eye to 
> express concern about customers fraudulently claiming they have the right 
> to be accompanied by their pets or emotional support animals. These pets 
> are often reported to be disruptive and poorly behaved, jeopardizing the 
> access rights of those individuals who truly rely on their dogs to live 
> independently "Although pet owners may enjoy having their dogs with them 
> everywhere they go, the experience may not be as pleasurable for the dog," 
> cautioned Peggy Gibbon, Director of Canine Development at The Seeing Eye. 
> "Without the benefit of extensive preparation and training like that given 
> to Seeing Eye dogs, an ordinarily well-behaved pet dog can quickly become 
> stressed or fearful when forced to go into an unfamiliar setting."
>
>
> 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 SeeingEye.org, email 
> info at seeingeye.org or call (973) 539-4425 ###
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