The Dog Guys Explain What is a Service Dog?

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Franken’s first bill–service dogs for veterans–nearly a law

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Franken5St. Paul, Minn. — Sen. Al Franken’s first piece of legislation–the Service Dogs for Veterans Act–is on its way to the White House for approval.

The Veterans Administration would develop partnerships with organizations that provide disabled veterans with service dogs. Franken said he introduced the legislation after meeting a veteran who said his service dog improved his quality of life. Read On » » »


Yonkers schools sued after refusing to allow diabetic boy’s dog in classroom

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Anthony Spataro, a fourth-grader at Paideia School 15 in Yonkers, sits outside the school after he was not allowed in with his service dog Dash.

Anthony Spataro, a fourth-grader at Paideia School 15 in Yonkers, sits outside the school after he was not allowed in with his service dog Dash.

YONKERS – The family of a severely diabetic boy has sued the school district after it refused to let him bring what he maintains is a trained glucose-sensitive service dog to school.

Anthony Spataro, 8, and his mother, Samantha Spataro, accuse school officials of violating the state’s Human Rights Law by not allowing Anthony to bring Dash, a 5-month-old black male Labrador, into Paideia School 15 on the first day of school.
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