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Omaha Steve

(109,684 posts)
Sun May 19, 2013, 06:46 PM May 2013

Let Blind, Deaf Dog Back into Dog Park! (E-action) [View all]


From E-mail

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/234/183/724/blind-deaf-dog-kicked-out-of-dog-park/?z00m=20559706




Billy the dog doesn't play rough. He's older, blind, and deaf, which means that dogs his size tend to bully and scare him. So for several years, his owner has been taking him to the "small or timid dog" section of the local dog park.

Last week, though, a park ranger told Billy's owner that Billy had to play with the big dogs or get out. He said that Billy's section of the park was for small dogs only, and that it didn't matter that Billy's disability meant that he couldn't protect himself if any dogs his own size decided to get rowdy.

Billy was never any trouble to the dogs in the park. To a dog that is deaf or blind, changing things to them is like changing their entire world.

Ask the Santa Barbara County Parks Office to let Billy and his owner back into the part of the park where he felt and was safe!

Thank you for taking action,

Kathleen
Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team

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What have we become when it takes an internet action to solve such a ridiculously easy problem? NYC_SKP May 2013 #1
apparently, there is a new park ranger with an attitude problem niyad May 2013 #2
I signed the petition. That poor dog. n/t RebelOne May 2013 #3
There's a small or timid section Euphoria May 2013 #4
I called every number on the parks and recs website niyad May 2013 #5
Du rec. Nt xchrom May 2013 #6
signed k&r okaawhatever May 2013 #7
done. magical thyme May 2013 #8
'Sense' has nothing to do with it Cirque du So-What May 2013 #9
Signed life long demo May 2013 #10
Signed and shared. love_katz May 2013 #11
Signd! nt avebury May 2013 #12
Small dog owners are pit bulls about their small dog rule. Believe me. ErikJ May 2013 #13
according to the article, billy has been playing in that section for several years, without incident niyad May 2013 #14
Thank-you. best thing I did today! robinlynne May 2013 #15
*tip of the cap to Steve* flvegan May 2013 #16
Kick Omaha Steve May 2013 #17
Done! BrotherIvan May 2013 #18
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