Why It’s Important for Different Types of Working Dogs?

What the Law Allows and Why It’s Important for Different Types of Working Dogs?

There is a federal law for people with disabilities called the Americans with Disabilities Act. Under the law, users of such animals can travel with disabled people in public and a lot of areas with service dogs. A few examples of these places would include hospitals, retail stores, restaurants, hotels, schools, concert halls, buses, trains, taxis, gyms, museums, and amusement parks. There is a federal law for people with disabilities called the Americans with Disabilities Act. However, in recent years, disabled people have come into contact in public places.

Own a pet with a big service tag and pass it off as a service.

So there’s a law that says pet is right of service is illegal. For those who rely on training. Service dogs and independent disabled people can have harmful effects accomplished. If an aggressive pet dog inside a grocery store and is trying to attack a working guide dog; the guide dog may become fearful and may no longer be able to work. Years of hard work can be lost by one single incident/encounter with an animal not properly trained to be a service animal.

Businesses can legally ask a person with a service dog (regardless of whether or not it is a legitimately trained animal) to leave their business if the animal is disruptive and its handler doesn’t take immediate action to control a problem or correct behavior. Fraudulent service dogs cause confusion around the laws and can pose a serious threat to the safety of working service dogs by increasing the amount of discrimination imposed on individuals that rely on service animals for independence. On the basis of Canine Companions for Independence, 52% of service dog program users feel that their quality of life and independence has been impacted by fraudulent service dogs.

The biggest way to combat service dog impersonation is for humans to understand the difference between the two and become advocates against them. Independent Dog Companions has also developed an agreement to protect the rights of volunteer conservation groups from being negatively affected by the law. So the agency wants to strengthen public and corporate policies to help and improve the safety of all disabled people nationwide who rely on service dogs.

Thank you for doing your part to help spread awareness and supporting our working dogs during National Guide Dog Month! Did you miss any of our previous guide dog installments?