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Families claim they paid thousands for service animal and got expensive pet

Medical Assistance Animals, News, Pets, Service Dogs (SD), Service Dogs in Training (SDiT), Stop Disability Fraud
November 10, 2019

The families paid Canines 4 Hope between 8 to 13 thousand dollars.

Each contract said there is no guarantee the dog would early detect a seizure or a sudden change in blood sugar.

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DOJ settles ADA complaint about hotels not honoring reservations for disabled vets with service dogs

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November 9, 2019

The Department’s investigations found that Deerfield and Landmark discriminated against veterans with PTSD when they refused to honor reservations for hotel rooms because the veterans were accompanied by their service dogs.

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The number of fake emotional support dogs is exploding – why?

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November 3, 2019

It’s easy to get your pet designated an emotional support animal. But abuse of the system takes a toll on those with genuine needs.

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Amid pit bull debate, service dogs prove life-changing for Sioux City veterans

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November 3, 2019

“The biggest problem is you have people that do not have a trained dog. They’re taking untrained dogs out there and they’re causing problems,” Brodie said. “They’re saying they’re service dogs, but they’re not.”

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His first job was training service dogs in prison.

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November 1, 2019

It takes more than $50,000 to breed, raise, train, match and support a service dog trained through America’s VetDogs. After the puppies graduate from the prison training, they receive an additional three months of formal training, O’Brien said. The group then flies the veterans in and houses them for two weeks while they work with their new puppies. Veterans are never charged for the service; the organization relies largely on donations.

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Blind men say they were ‘accosted’ by animal rights activist for using guide dogs

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October 31, 2019

Patel told Unilad that the unruly woman was shouting that Patel and his friend were “absolutely cruel” for having guide dogs and even suggested that the men were equivalent to people who organize dog fights.

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Seattle woman shares what you need to know about service animals

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October 20, 2019

After getting questioned about her disability, a Seattle woman is spreading the word about how you should interact with service animals in public.

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DOT disallows Delta ban on pit bulls as service animals

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August 21, 2019

The DOT said in a guidance document on how it plans to enforce regulations of service animals in aircraft cabins that it “views a limitation based exclusively on breed of the service animal to not be allowed under its service animal regulation.”

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