Proposed Bill H.B 2588: Fine for False Animals The issue at hand is that state of Arizona is considering setting a fine of $250 for anyone found to be passing off their pet as a service animal when it is not one. The issue is many people are bringing untrained animals out into public places, and this is making it harder for those with trained service animals. These fake service animals are raising concerns, so when an actual service animal comes in the store owners question them. The issue of false service animals is causing real problems from those who through the ADA need a service animal. The proposed Bill H.B 2588 is for the best because it will give businesses the authority to disallow any animal in their establishments without proper …show more content…
So many people have been doing this that false service animals have become a nuisance, "There is developing an epidemic of people who misrepresent their untrained and often unruly pets as service animals," said Sen. John Kavanagh, a Republican from Fountain Hills (Welch, 2017). Passing House Bill 2588 would make it that pet owners would have to prove their pets are trained service animals to help with an ADA approved disability to take them into a public business. If they can't, the business could file a complaint with authorities and the pet owner can potentially face a fine of two hundred and fifty …show more content…
Establishments have the right to ask for proof, and the right to call the police. This bill gives these establishments the right to ask for proof that this animal is properly trained for an ADA listed disability. As well as giving owners of truly trained service animals the securement that their service animal will not be interrupted while doing their job. The proposed bill allows owners of stores to ask for proof of training of the service animal and ask the owner of the pet to either leave and or call the police and issue a complaint if the animal is found to not be a true service
Have you ever had the pleasure of sitting beside an animal on the Skytrain on your commute to work or stood in line beside one at the grocery store? Did you know that there's a difference between service dogs and emotional-support animals? These are one of the many struggles that individuals are faced when in public. The article "Pets Allowed" written by Patricia Marx gives you an inside look on the struggles people are faced with while also explaining the rules and laws regulating emotional-support animals that many aren't aware of. Many business owners are being taken advantage of by pet
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Justice, “requesting that they set up a regulation to test and certify service dogs and
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I think pets should not even be allowed to even be in a workplace due to the fact that some people are actually terrified of dogs and bring them into a workplace can cause a lot of problems. The only reason I feel this way is because of the fact that animals can be huge a distraction to the workers and customers, they will require a lot of attention like stopping to feed them, give them water, taking them to use the bathroom. Plus, not all dogs are good dogs, you have the nice dogs and the mean dogs, how can a person do their job if you see dogs running back and forth, barking, ETC. Another reason can be that some people suffer from allergies. You really can’t bring one if you work in a fast food restaurant. I fully understand if a person that has a physical disability.
These animals do not need any special training because they have been already trained to be obedient and screened for its ability to interact with human beings and other animals. There is a core requirement that the pet should be manageable in public and should not create a nuisance in and around the house. Registering ESA: Registration for Emotional support animal is not compulsory. However registering one’s pet as an ESA legitimizes the ESA. It is easier for a disabled person to encounter all the problems, hassles with the help of such Emotional Support Animals.
It can be a companion, an aide, or both. Pet dogs are loyal and make wonderful company, and an emotional support dog creates bountiful joy, but a service dog is much more. A service dog not only serves the same role as a pet, but creates a safer environment for its owner. Without the service dog it would be much harder for the owner to get around on a daily basis indecently. However service dogs and their owners are discriminated against because people are skeptical of the dog’s legitimacy, but instead the service dogs and their owners should be respected and treated as
According to the ADA, dogs are the only kind of service animal. These dogs are especially trained to help
Animal-assisted therapy is often confused with service dog; it is two completely different type of usage of animals, which usually are dogs. It is commonly misunderstood because animal-assisted therapy and service dog are working animals with individuals with disability although according to (Hart-Cohen, 2009) service dogs is when an individual with disability is in need of help in order to function in daily life such as answering the door, crossing the street and the list goes on. While animal-assisted therapy animals are trained to offer comfort companionship, and affection to those in need in different situations such as courtrooms, nursing homes, schools, hospitals, and other places (Hart-Cohen, 2009). The point of animal-assisted therapy is to be available in specific situations to offer comfort to individuals. In order to become an assisted animal, the animal must undergo training, to receive a certified to prove that the animal is qualified to be able to control his or her behavior and is able to work with an...
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You wake up in the hospital, look around, and find a doctor hovering nearby declaring that you have just suffered through a heart attack; affirming that if not for your dog, you would have died. You remember back to earlier that day: sitting on the couch, feeling a little off, hearing your dog barking, sensing him nudging you, going to the phone to call the ambulance, and having your dog by your side until you were safe inside the aluminum walls of the emergency vehicle. Although it sounds abnormal that a dog would be the one to save someone’s life, situations similar to the one above are not uncommon. Dogs and other household pets have been shown to be able to detect medical emergencies, including heart attacks and seizures, in their owners.
Dogs make great companions, can be an assistance dogs and help people with disabilities, and even protect a household. Hearing dogs can be the ears for a person that is hard of hearing, seeing dogs can be the eyes for someone who is legally blind, and service dogs can be an alert system for someone with epilepsy. Although, these dogs are put through a lot of special training for a specific need. More often than not, an assistance dog is adopted but also donated to someone who is handicap. Since a landlord is unable to refuse a house or apartment to someone with an assistance dog, and they are allowed everywhere it is less likely for them to become an inconvenience.
Specific Purpose: To bring attention to the issue of dog breed discrimination through Breed Selective Legislation (BSL) and inform the audience how they can change it.
Johnson. It is the only Federal Law in the United States that regulates the treatment of animals in research and exhibition. This act requires all animal dealers to be registered and licensed, and if they break any of the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act, they will be fined $1,000. The act was amended eight times (1970, 1976, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2007, 2008, and 2013). All these different times that it was amended, more and more animals were brought justice and helped from being mistreated and poorly taken care of. August 31, 2015, the announcement of the Federal tracking of cruelty crimes changes, have brought forth new statistics of animal abuse. 64.5% (1,212) of the crimes were dog related, 18% (337) were cats, and 25% (470) were other animals. Just about one million animals are abused or killed yearly in the U.S., and if caught are fined under the Animal Welfare Act of 1966. The Animal Welfare Act has granted lab research and use of animals, it regulates care and the use of animals in research, but excludes cold-blooded animals, and limited protection on other animals such as mice, rats, and birds bred for research. Conservative estimates indicate that over 25 million animals are used annually for animal research. The U.S.D.A is in charge of enforcing the AWA (Animal Welfare Act). The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Animal Care program administers
It was with the hope of increased self-reliance that I applied for a service dog from Canine Companions for Independence. Canine Companions (CCI) has been training dogs to assist people with disabilities other than blindness since 1975. Obeying about 70 commands, CCI service dogs retrieve dropped items, open doors, turn lights on and off, pull wheelchairs, and more.