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In reply to the discussion: Mall Santa Turns Away Girl with Autism Because of Pit Bull Service Dog [View all]belzabubba333
(1,237 posts)6. bengal tigers are also beautiful arent they - who doesnt love seeing a cute brown bear scratching
his back against a tree. oh remember the woman and the cute little chimpanzee
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Mall Santa Turns Away Girl with Autism Because of Pit Bull Service Dog [View all]
irisblue
Dec 2014
OP
bengal tigers are also beautiful arent they - who doesnt love seeing a cute brown bear scratching
belzabubba333
Dec 2014
#6
First of all, pit bulls are domesticated, not wild animals like the others you list...
joeybee12
Dec 2014
#9
everyone in the group of people who were attacked were told - dont worry he wont bite
belzabubba333
Dec 2014
#13
Really? No one has ever been bit by a dog who was known to be dangerous? nt
uppityperson
Dec 2014
#24
Service dogs for autistic children are very expensive and very specially trained, matched and
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2014
#30
I see you ignored the exception for situations that fundamentally alter the nature of the business.
Taitertots
Dec 2014
#75
And I see that you ignored that the family said they would take the dog while the child visited
notadmblnd
Dec 2014
#201
link? or ANY other evidence this was not a professionally trained service dog
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2014
#247
Thank you for the excellent explanation. The significant sentence in your explanation is...
napi21
Dec 2014
#212
again can you provide ANY evidence this dog was not professinally trained? ANY?
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2014
#248
Christ, I hope they put more creativity into coming up with their passwords on the internet.
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2014
#122
" His life was at severe risk. Heck even if he ends up fired, at least he is alive."??? ahhahahahaha
uppityperson
Dec 2014
#79
Almost been attacked by two pitbulls. Call it what you will, I don't trust them.
MillennialDem
Dec 2014
#112
Don't care if you don't trust them. If a pit bull is a service animal they are protected by the ADA.
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#116
A. I don't assume all pitbulls are violent monsters, I just would rather not take my
MillennialDem
Dec 2014
#155
Again I said pitbull or similar breed. And I'm sorry if it offends you that I won't
MillennialDem
Dec 2014
#178
"I can tell by outward appearances whether a dog is a pitbull, pitbull mix, or similar breed."
baldguy
Dec 2014
#182
Ok well what are your rules for "similar breed" - because all if not most of those dogs
MillennialDem
Dec 2014
#183
LOL. Ok, I'm a bigot because... why? Because I won't pet your dog? You really should think
MillennialDem
Dec 2014
#188
You're a bigot because you pass judgement on someone based on the way they look,
baldguy
Dec 2014
#189
Even if true, there is nothing illegal about that and it's of no legal or moral consequence.
MillennialDem
Dec 2014
#191
And I said earlier (try reading my other posts) that I would face the consequence for violating it
MillennialDem
Dec 2014
#196
I know right? I'll be remembered for my evil heart like Hitler, Charles Manson, Dick Cheney, Ghengis
MillennialDem
Dec 2014
#199
MillennialDem, I have two disabled people in my immediate family, one
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#204
Technically a civil infraction, not a criminal act. No one goes to "ADA jail". nt
kelly1mm
Dec 2014
#253
My mom had a German shepherd / collie mix. That dog never once bit anyone but
MillennialDem
Dec 2014
#168
One of the two pitbulls was owned by good owners who tried everything to get her
MillennialDem
Dec 2014
#169
You're repling to someone who believes the only good Pit Bull is a dead Pit Bull.
baldguy
Dec 2014
#176
I love pibbies. I have many friends with pibbies, and the dogs are all sweethearts--except for ONE,
tblue37
Dec 2014
#132
They were NEVER considered "nanny dogs" until a woman trying to get them in the AKC
KittyWampus
Dec 2014
#184
How many pit bull service animals have bitten people? How many pit bulls that have
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#113
That ignorance and prejudice is exactly why the ADA has to be so emphatic about...
Odin2005
Dec 2014
#143
a service dog for autistic children cost approximately $20,000 because of the rigorous selection
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2014
#22
The ADA does not restrict what kind of dog is trained & used as a service dog.
baldguy
Dec 2014
#131
More people are gored annually by pit bull antlers than by any other breed's antlers.
Orrex
Dec 2014
#12
They are both adorable, and look at that smile on that cute little girl's face.
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#51
saw a lady on the bus hauling around 2 cats in a wheeled bin - her "service animals"
Liberal_in_LA
Dec 2014
#34
There is a lack of understanding about service animals which leads to prejudice and discrimination
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#45
I completely agree. My husband is legally blind and has a legally blind friend who has
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#49
As it happens, people in my area used to foster young dogs to be trained as service animals for the
hedgehog
Dec 2014
#58
Was this dog a PROFESIONALLY TRAINED Service Dog or a family pet the family designated as one?
cleanhippie
Dec 2014
#91
I'll bet a million bucks that dog was not professionally trained as a service dog.
cleanhippie
Dec 2014
#92
Where, in any article, has the family shown that it was a professionally trained service animal?
cleanhippie
Dec 2014
#144
But you don't know do you, so quit pushing the uninformed prejudice against service animals.
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#103
And that's the problem. ANYONE can designate their pet as a "service animal"
cleanhippie
Dec 2014
#162
Yeah, because not allowing people to bring their pets to then mall is putting hurdles in their way.
cleanhippie
Dec 2014
#242
again, do you have ANY evidence - ANY evidence whatsoever that this was not a properly trained
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2014
#251
I'll bet a million bucks that you don't have the credentials to make that determination.
baldguy
Dec 2014
#177
You keep stating this many times in this thread. Do you think it matters for ADA complience
kelly1mm
Dec 2014
#254
I think that without knowing exactly how this dog was trained, it may not be covered under
hedgehog
Dec 2014
#42
From the looks the dog came from BullNanies which does emotional support dogs not service dogs.
dilby
Dec 2014
#55
According to Buzzfeed the dog is a Service Dog vs an emotional support dog
etherealtruth
Dec 2014
#82
Turns out that this isn't the first rodeo that Pup-Cake's been kicked out of -
hedgehog
Dec 2014
#46
That Santa probably thinks Autism is caused by bad parenting. Even after the parents offered
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#66
being afraid does not excuse someone from following the ADA. White people use the
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#65
How do you know that this man never had a traumatic incident with a dog? n/m
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Dec 2014
#83
Santa was wrong for turning them away after they agreed to take the dog away from the area
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Dec 2014
#87
Sounds like the guy knows the difference between a trained service dog and the family pet...
cleanhippie
Dec 2014
#100
One thing you see a lot in the hotel industry is people who come in with dogs
helpmetohelpyou
Dec 2014
#115
The ADA does not restrict what kind of dog is trained & used as a service dog.
baldguy
Dec 2014
#179
Under the ADA fear and /or allergies is not an acceptable reason to not give service
etherealtruth
Dec 2014
#156
i would have had empathy had he agreed to see the little girl after they (family) offered to remove
etherealtruth
Dec 2014
#172
You love dogs so much, you want to see them put to death. How sick & twisted is that?
baldguy
Dec 2014
#217
Hyperbolic propaganda. Not breeding is NOT mass killing. Pit bulls were MAN-made for evil purpose
ErikJ
Dec 2014
#219
The evil was man-made. But you care nothing about blaming the people, only blaming their victims.
baldguy
Dec 2014
#220
Thats like saying I'm blaming the machine guns.. which were outlawed for sale in the US 70 yrs ago.
ErikJ
Dec 2014
#221
Now you're compareing animals who are house pets & family membes to food animals.
baldguy
Dec 2014
#234
I'm deleting this thread. I can't handle the hateful, fear based, prejudice and
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#206
You don't appear to understand that ALL dogs are carnivores - that means they eat meat.
baldguy
Dec 2014
#256
What gets me is that they use the same language & reasoning as the bigots who support
baldguy
Dec 2014
#233
well yes, once the family offered to take the dog away while the little girl visits with Santa -
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2014
#249
Pup-Cake the Service Dog's Facebook page now has more than 28,000 likes
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2014
#252