Archive For The “Service Animals” Category
In a very controversial and widely publicized case in Illinois that involves a child with autism who wants to bring his service dog to school, the school district is arguing (among other things) that the child cannot bring his service dog to school because it is not in the child’s IEP. It will be interesting [...]
Three weeks ago, I posted an article titled Badly Behaved ‘Service Animals’, which focuses on a growing social problem involving people who claim that their pets are “service animals.” A big issue involving “fake service animals” is their poor manners. But not all alleged service animals behave badly. The federal courts recently issued opinions on [...]
One emerging social issue that the media is taking notice of is “‘bad’ service animals” or “fake service animals.” As reported in “Service with a Snarl” (San Francisco Times) and “Oregon Wants ‘Dog Friendly’ To Be Less So” (New York Times), some alleged service dogs are behaving badly, very badly — mouthing, barking, nipping, or [...]
Earlier, I provided an overview of the law regarding service animals. In that post, I parenthetically mentioned a fascinating and engaging New York Times article, “Creature Comforts,” which focuses on exotic creatures as service animals, including a monkey, miniature horse, and a parrot. That article was written by a well known journalist, Rebecca Skloot, who, [...]
I don’t know about you, but I love reading positive stories about service animals that accompany children with special needs to school. Three recently published stories stand out: one is about a New Jersey gal with severe epilepsy who graduated from high school with her service dog; another is about a Wisconsin high schooler with [...]
Animals provide their human counterparts with many things: unconditional love, companionship, protection, and laughter. Six in ten Americans have pets, but a federal law known as the “Americans with Disabilities Act” (ADA) does not characterize a “service animal” as a pet. Caption: Photo of a service dog “Service animals” are working animals that are trained [...]
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