“untrained, pit bull-type dogs posing as both service and support animals are a potential safety risk.”
I wonder what % of ‘service and support dogs’ are actually trained? I mean I guess I assumed they all were. Supposedly only 5% of dog owners bother to train their animal. A trained dog is a happy dog and a pleasure to be around. An untrained dog is not a truly happy dog and makes everyone around them miserable.
Freegards
You may find the article here of interest.
How the Americans with Disabilities Act has become the “Pit Bull Pushers Act”
June 20, 2017 by Merritt Clifton
ATLANTA––A June 4, 2017 attack by a purported “chocolate lab/pointer mix” who appears to have actually been a pit bull or pit mix has renewed attention to widespread abuse of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and Air Carrier Access Act to force dogs, especially pit bulls, into places and situations in which dogs would normally not be allowed, as a matter of protecting the well-being of both dogs and humans.
Four “service dog” fatalities
Since the 2011 Department of Justice amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act enforcement regulations took effect, through to March 4, 2018, 21 purported service dogs including 13 pit bulls, three Rottweilers, two German shepherds, and three dogs of unidentified breed have disfigured at least 15 people and killed four. There were no previous disfiguring or fatal attacks by service dogs on record.
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