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Accommodating Service Dogs is Important to Businesses

March 30, 2015

Star the service dog looks out the window as his owner works away at his desk.
Photo via wcfcourier.com

We post often about business—from restaurants to retail stores—that get themselves in trouble by refusing service to a person with a service dog. A good article in Iowa’s Waterloo-Cedar Falls. . .

Indiana Bar Owner Refuses to Allow Service Dog Inside, Calls It “Just a Pet”

March 24, 2015

“He’s the best thing that ever happened to me,” Porter says of the dog that can detect oncoming seizures.
Photo by Becky Malewitz, South Bend Tribune

Here we go again: an Indiana woman who is legally blind and prone to occasional seizures–the result of a cerebral hemorrhage a few decades ago–was denied service at a local bar. As. . .

Video: Maine Lawmakers Consider Banning the Sale of Dogs and Cats from Pet Stores

March 18, 2015

Photo via wgme.com

Here’s a potential blockbuster from Maine: it may become the first state to ban the sale of dogs and cats from pet shops as a way to ensure that animals do not come from puppy. . .

Video: The Problem of False Service Dogs Worsens

February 24, 2015

Here’s a very thorough discussion of how the problem of false service animals is creating very real dilemmas for businesses and–more important–for people who really do need the assistance of. . .

Video: Vocal Critics Defeat Arizona Anti-Service-Dog Bill

February 20, 2015

Critics of a bill that would have banned service dogs pack a hearing room at the state Capitol Thursday.
Photo via azcentral.com

We post frequently about the troubles heaped on service-dog owners by businesses that aren’t familiar with the laws regarding service dogs, and we’ve even pointed out that there are. . .

N.J. Woman Pushes For Law Regulating Pet Groomers After Her Beloved Dog Dies

December 05, 2014

Bijou was six years old when he died at a groomer’s.
Photo via bijousbill.com

After her beloved Shih-Tzu, Bihou, died after being dropped off to be groomed at a major pet chain in New Jersey, Rosemary Marchetto was devastated. In the three years since that. . .

CCI Works to Stop Service-Dog Fraud

November 21, 2014

We have posted many times about the problems created by people who falsely claim that their dogs are service dogs, so they can get the animal into restaurants, on airplanes, and elsewhere they shouldn’t be. Some may think that this is a. . .

Brooklyn Bar Fights City Ban on Dogs

November 03, 2014

The Gate has always been dog-friendly, until the authorities clamped down.
Photo via parkslopestoop.com

For almost 20 years, since the bar first opened in 1997, folks who frequented a Brooklyn bar called The Gate have enjoyed the company of furry pals as they downed their microbrews. But last Monday,. . .

Audio: Great NPR Story on the Movement Against Pet-Store Sales

October 22, 2014

Cities in several states have passed dog-sale bans, aimed at cracking down on substandard puppy breeders.
Photo via npr.org

A story on NPR yesterday focused on the movement to ban the sale of dogs at pet stores in many towns and cities across Florida.So far, at least 30 bans are in place in the Sunshine State, added to similar laws in California, New Jersey, and other states. Dog advocates argue that. . .

Mississippi Breeders Charged with Animal Cruelty

October 14, 2014

Lynne Hackney is arrested Friday outside Bleu Moon Cattle Dogs.
Photo via clarionledger.com

Here’s the kind of story that probably sends legitimate, ethical dog breeders over the edge. A couple in Carriere, Mississippi, were arrested last Friday after authorities discovered more than. . .