Service Dog thrown out of Hospital

[qara_isuke]

Amanda Figueroa says she's had her pit bull medical service dog Sir Doogan for nearly two years and had never had an issue taking him to public venues.

Comments

[checkerdandy]

That state attorney sounds like a real feather in the hat of Florida's legal system. What a gem.

[moonshaz]

Well, remember this is Florida we're talking about here. Something tells me he probably fits right in! (No offense to any Floridians, but in the contest for state with the most fail, Florida has been a pretty strong contender lately.)

[tabaqui]

Wow, wow, wow. Fuck that person *so hard*.

[soleiltropiques]

I'll just contribute by posting a link to a lovely adorable pic which makes fun of the stereotypes regarding pitbulls.

(Pic not posted directly because lj is not letting me...??)

http://soleiltropiques.livejournal.com/116109.html

[moonshaz]

OMG, that's ADORABLE!!!

[soleiltropiques]

The widdle paws and tailsies as they waddle around... :-D

[elialshadowpine]

"Washington is kinda of lax when it comes to service animals."

I actually read about a guy in WA State who has a service snake. He has epilepsy and the snake, who is always around his neck, constricts when he has a seizure coming on. I thought that was pretty neat, having snakes myself who will sense when I am tense and give me a neck massage. Apparently, it was unusual, but legal. (At least according to the article I read.)

/csb

[elialshadowpine]

trigger warning for mention of animal neglect

Oh man I could get into snake morph talk all day, lol. Right now, I have my ball python plus two rescues who are also ball pythons... though, they will likely get rehomed when my girlfriend omimouse moves out to this state, as I don't have the spoons for the daily handling they need. Their original owner was having severe physical and mental health issues that to my knowledge have not abated, and she let them go 8mo without feeding. The only reason they survived is because they're balls, but it's left both with severe trauma. I just hope this isn't going to cause too much drama; I emailed her about it since it has been coming up on two years this summer, and she never responded, and I sent the e-mail twice and she replied to another one so I strongly doubt that she didn't get it. Fucked up situation all around. *sigh*

[darth_eldritch]

I saw this on my android at lunch and I was totally wtf. I guess some people can't wrap their miniscule brains around the fact that pibbles can be excellent service dogs.