[nagdu] Service Dog Forced To Ride In Taxi Trunk

[d m gina]

For ever more,
I didn't want to read the rest of the story.
Just dreadful, no way would my dog ride in the trunk of the car.
I hope she did what I can't write here, or I would be kicked off the list loll.

Original message:
> Service Dog Forced To Ride In Taxi Trunk

> Blind Woman Says Driver Gave Her Ultimatum

> Marc Stewart, 7News Reporter

> June 6, 2011





> DENVER -- A blind woman says a driver told her she would have to put her
> guide dog in the trunk of his taxi if she wanted a ride.



> Judie Brown says her black lab named Alberto isn't just a best friend; he's
> been her lifeline for the past four years.



> "If something happened to him. I would just die," said Brown.





> About a month ago, Brown called a cab.



> When she walked out front with Alberto, the driver from Union Taxi initially
> refused to transport her with Alberto.



> "He said, 'No dog in my cab,' " said Brown.



> Brown said the driver told her he was allergic to dogs and would only drive
> her if Alberto went in the back of his cab.



> "I asked him, 'Where in the back?' And he said, 'In the trunk,' " said
> Brown.



> Late for an appointment, she reluctantly agreed.



> "I never hear my dog whine or crying. Ever. Ever. I knew it was terribly
> wrong," said Brown.



> Colorado law protects guide dogs and their owners, allowing them to ride
> together in taxis.



> "A service dog is an appliance, similar to a wheelchair. Would you deny them
> a wheelchair?" said animal law expert Jay Swearingen.



> A manager with Union Taxi tells 7NEWS the driver has been suspended and
> fined by the state.



> But Judie is scarred and says she's been afraid to travel with Alberto ever
> since.



> "I've lost my independence. And I do not like it. It makes me angry. And I
> want it back," said Brown.



> The National Guide Dog Association says they get similar calls, three to 10
> times per week.





> URL: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/28151488/detail.html

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