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Letter to the Editor: Phony service animals

Related Topics: Service dog, Service animal

By Aaron Spalding–

Every time you try and do something nice, someone will most likely take advantage of it. This is especially true for service dogs and their public access rights. A handful of students see people with legit service animals and in return think they can buy a vest online or get a note from their counselor and pass their pet off as one of these highly trained and specialized animals. Although they’re committing a crime by doing this, many are failing to see the harm in it. Personnel at U of L have their hands tied as well, as they can only ask questions like, “Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability?