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One woman says a Walterboro restaurant refused to seat them without seeing an identification card for her service animal, claiming service dogs are pets. By Emily Johnson Published: Jun. 21, 2024 at 4:55 PM EDT|Updated: Jun. 21, 2024 at 6:38 PM EDT WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCSC) - One woman says a...

Full study can be downloaded here at: Service Dogs for Veterans and Military Members With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Hibah Khaja, PharmD Suicidality among veterans decreased by 20% after 3 months of service dog partnership. Psychiatric service dogs significantly improve symptom severity...

Jarrett Otto Gimbl is a Marine veteran who has found solace and support within his service dog, Gunny. In the following article, Jarrett Gimbl delves into the profound bond between veterans and their faithful canine partners. For many veterans, the transition from military service to civilian...

NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA, Minn. (FOX 9) - The dog who helped a Carver County boy get through the grief of losing his father was shot and killed this weekend, leaving both family and neighbors around Norwood Young America worried it wasn’t a one-off crime. Gus, the dog, was just Gus. "Gus was very...

Ben Wasserstein/WITF Courtesy of the Pennsylvania SPCA Dog crated at K9 Hero Haven Twenty-eight dogs were rescued from K9 Hero Haven in Herndon, Northumberland County, after the non-profit's owner was found guilty of neglect. The group took in retired military and police dogs, but the...

Roughly 6% of people in the U.S. will experience PTSD Service dogs can help interrupt PTSD attacks It can cost upward of $25,000 to train a PTSD service dog Steph Whiteside Service dogs in training got a special training session in Disneyland on Saturday, April 9, 2022. (KTLA) (NewsNation) —...

The final rule incorporates changes needed to reflect amendments to Section 504, enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and significant case law. Most HHS recipients have been covered by the ADA since 1991. New sections added to ensure consistency are: Service animals...

FOR IMMEDIATE USE FROM: Advocates for Service Animal Partners RELEASE DATE: May 24, 2024 RE: Criminal Arraignment of Service Animal Denial AIRB&B HOST ARRAIGNED ON SERVICE ANIMAL DENIAL Tampa, Fla. – At 11:00 at night, shortly after a disabled Montana business owner checked into a Tampa...

A service dog shot three times in an officer-involved shooting has survived after going missing for 12 days. HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – A service dog who was shot three times has survived after he went missing for 12 days in North Carolina. The dog, named Dumbo, was believed to be with a...

13 May 2022·2-min read Fran Drescher says her dog helps her life with PTSD credit:Bang Showbiz Fran Drescher says being "rarely alone without " her service dog helps her PTSD. The former 'The Nanny' star "has managed to get on" living her life with the condition since she and her friend were...

A service dog bit two people last week at Denver International Airport. The airport's media team confirmed that an incident took place last week between an employee of American Airlines and a passenger with a service dog. Bella, a Belgian Malinois, bit the airline worker and a passenger waiting...

All dogs may go to Heaven, but not all dogs can work as a service canine while here on earth. It takes a lot of patience, time, training and funding to transform a candidate into a qualified service dog. One of those candidates currently in training is Buzz, a golden retriever, enrolled in the...

An Aventura woman shared a video showing the Uber driver who refused to give her a ride. Robbie Esper, who is legally blind and uses hearing aids, said the ride was canceled because of her service dog Ted. "She went ballistic on me and she said she was going to call the police," Esper said...

Seyfarth Synopsis: A Puerto Rico federal court holding reminds us that an animal that performs work or tasks for a person with a psychiatric disability – such as identifying the onset of a panic attack and taking action to mitigate its effect – is a service animal. It is a common misconception...

by Emily Chan There has been evidence showcasing canines' relationship with humans since prehistoric times. Approximately 15,000 years ago, early humans began taming wolves, turning the predatory wild animals into loyal companions of several different breeds that helped them with a variety of...

Robert Kindregan What does it take to become a service dog? On Moncrieff today, expert dog trainer Suzi Walsh said not all dogs have what it takes as it depends on a "combination of factors" that include breed, size, and behaviour. She was speaking after a guide dog in the UK named Trigger...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WICS/WRSP) — A veteran of the Iraq War with post traumatic stress says the state of Illinois won't allow him to bring his service dog into work. From nightmares to flashbacks, Charles Richardson suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He says Department of Human...

The Americans with Disabilities Act wasn't passed so ordinary, everyday Americans could take their pets anywhere they please — aboard jetliners or into restaurants, grocery stores or concert venues. But the law does the public no favors by limiting what owners of "service animals" can be asked...