Man says beloved library cat violates federal disabilities law [View all]
SWANSEA, Mass. —Chronic litigant Patrick Higgins is demanding the removal of a beloved cat named Penny who resides at the Swansea Public Library because he claims her presence violates federal disabilities law, the Herald News reported.
Higgins, the former chairman of the Recreation Commission, sent an email to Library Director Cynthia St. Amour and other town officials on Sunday complaining that the town is violating a 2011 settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act with the Department of Justice.
He claimed “not much has been done” to comply with the terms of the agreement at the library and the town is adding more obstructions to handicapped access, citing the cat and a fence in front of a gazebo on the library grounds.
About Penny, Higgins wrote, “I must again demand that Penny the ‘house cat’ for the Swansea Library disappear since there are many people who are allergic to cats who cannot use the library facilities due to their allergies, in direct violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.”
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