Ok, I'll be a bit contrary here.
This guy (the former dog owner) is an operator.
He's leveraging his disability to get back a dog he gave away (for whatever reason......he gave it away) hence the confusion over whether it was just a pet or a true service dog.
If he were better at pulling on peoples heartstrings (and more forward thinking), he'd have just hung out on the street with his dog saying he had no place to go because of the dog he loved. The press would be all over it. It's very likely he'd be in plush accomodations right now.
When you pull away the BS on both sides of this story, it is just a man-lost-dog story.
That said....just give the dude his dog back, sheesh.
Hey there is nothing wrong taking the side of the other but I really find little for the other side to stand up on. Accept for the signing away of the pet. Legally it would stand up in court but morally well you know where I stand on that.
Yes, I agree give the dude back his dog. Man loses dog article, yep, yet there is no happy ending.