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angelofmusic21Good afternoon lovelies.
Welcome to another exciting or not so exciting entry from yours truly. I suppose it all depends on how you want to look at it. *snickers*.
So I have decided that I'm going to teach myself html. I eventually would like to get my own website up and running with no help. I actually had been wanting to do this for years but never did anything about it. The way I see it, you are never too old to learn and it will keep my brain from shutting down from bordem. It's just begging me to put some new information in it, I just know it. LOL!
Alright, I read this article this morning while sitting here at work and it made my blood boil. Once youread it, you will see why. I'll go ahead and post it and then my comments will follow.
This article was taken from...
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Service Dog Forced To Ride In Taxi Trunk
Blind Woman Says Driver Gave Her Ultimatum
DENVER -- A blind woman says a driver told her she would have to put her guide dog in the trunk of his taxi if she wanted a ride.
Judie Brown says her black lab named Alberto isn't just a best friend; he's been her lifeline for the past four years.
"If something happened to him. I would just die," said Brown.
About a month ago, Brown called a cab.
When she walked out front with Alberto, the driver from Union Taxi initially refused to transport her with Alberto.
"He said, 'No dog in my cab,' " said Brown.
Brown said the driver told her he was allergic to dogs and would only drive her if Alberto went in the back of his cab.
"I asked him, 'Where in the back?' And he said, 'In the trunk,' " said Brown.
Late for an appointment, she reluctantly agreed.
"I never hear my dog whine or crying. Ever. Ever. I knew it was terribly wrong," said Brown.
Colorado law protects guide dogs and their owners, allowing them to ride together in taxis.
"A service dog is an appliance, similar to a wheelchair. Would you deny them a wheelchair?" said animal law expert Jay Swearingen.
A manager with Union Taxi tells 7NEWS the driver has been suspended and fined by the state.
But Judie is scarred and says she's been afraid to travel with Alberto ever since.
"I've lost my independence. And I do not like it. It makes me angry. And I want it back," said Brown.
The National Guide Dog Association says they get similar calls, three to 10 times per week.
END ARTICLE
Now, in the beginning the blind woman says, her black lab named Alberto isn't just a best friend; he's been her lifeline for the past four years.
Really? So much in fact that she allowed him to be put in the back of a trunk? Some best friend she is.
"If something happened to him. I would just die."
Again, really? Is this woman for real? Does she not realize that anything could have happened to that dog while it was in the trunk? WHAT A STUPID TWIT!!!!!
Now I won't quote the article word-for-word because you all can see for yourselves what it says. To me what she did was an act of cruelty. Call me overly sensitive or whatever you'd like but that's just how i feel. In my oppinion she should lose her dog for what she has done and if it were up to me, she would. I do not nor do I ever condone anything like that. She can't imagine how that poor dog must have felt. He was probably scared, he had no idea what was going on. But oh Miss I was already late for an appointment didn't think about her dog at all, all she was thinking about was getting to her appointment which if she was already late, they probably would not have seen her in the first place and she could have rescheduled it for another day. She could have told the cab driver that she wasn't going to go with him and then go in and call the place wehre her appointment was and see if she could have gottne in later that day. There are a number of other options that she could have chosen, she didn't have to allow her dog to be put in a trunk like some kind of luggage, or groceries or whatever you put into a trunk. She also says, "I've lost my independence. And I do not like it. It makes me angry. And I want it back." HELLO!!!!! Who's the one who allowed it to happen? Who's the one who was so selfish that she didn't think about her dog? It's her own fault that she lost her indipendence. She says also that she is scared to travel with her dog. As i have stated above, she should lose her dog and never be able to get another.
As for the cab driver being allergic to dogs? Ok that's all fine and good and it's a ligitament reason for him not to want to take her and her dog but he should have called in and requested another driver. Serves him right for getting a suspension and having to pay a fine. I would have given him worse. I'd have fired him for even suggesting it in the first place.
I do not as i have stated before tollerate any kind of cruelty to animals, any animal and that to me was clearly an act of cruelty.
Alright, rant over. I think I need to end it because i'm still at work and I need to calm down.
Until next time...
<3<3<3Love to all<3<3<3
Lily Isabella
This entry was originally posted at The Life and Times of Lily Snape. Please leave comments there.
Welcome to another exciting or not so exciting entry from yours truly. I suppose it all depends on how you want to look at it. *snickers*.
So I have decided that I'm going to teach myself html. I eventually would like to get my own website up and running with no help. I actually had been wanting to do this for years but never did anything about it. The way I see it, you are never too old to learn and it will keep my brain from shutting down from bordem. It's just begging me to put some new information in it, I just know it. LOL!
Alright, I read this article this morning while sitting here at work and it made my blood boil. Once youread it, you will see why. I'll go ahead and post it and then my comments will follow.
This article was taken from...
Click here
Service Dog Forced To Ride In Taxi Trunk
Blind Woman Says Driver Gave Her Ultimatum
DENVER -- A blind woman says a driver told her she would have to put her guide dog in the trunk of his taxi if she wanted a ride.
Judie Brown says her black lab named Alberto isn't just a best friend; he's been her lifeline for the past four years.
"If something happened to him. I would just die," said Brown.
About a month ago, Brown called a cab.
When she walked out front with Alberto, the driver from Union Taxi initially refused to transport her with Alberto.
"He said, 'No dog in my cab,' " said Brown.
Brown said the driver told her he was allergic to dogs and would only drive her if Alberto went in the back of his cab.
"I asked him, 'Where in the back?' And he said, 'In the trunk,' " said Brown.
Late for an appointment, she reluctantly agreed.
"I never hear my dog whine or crying. Ever. Ever. I knew it was terribly wrong," said Brown.
Colorado law protects guide dogs and their owners, allowing them to ride together in taxis.
"A service dog is an appliance, similar to a wheelchair. Would you deny them a wheelchair?" said animal law expert Jay Swearingen.
A manager with Union Taxi tells 7NEWS the driver has been suspended and fined by the state.
But Judie is scarred and says she's been afraid to travel with Alberto ever since.
"I've lost my independence. And I do not like it. It makes me angry. And I want it back," said Brown.
The National Guide Dog Association says they get similar calls, three to 10 times per week.
END ARTICLE
Now, in the beginning the blind woman says, her black lab named Alberto isn't just a best friend; he's been her lifeline for the past four years.
Really? So much in fact that she allowed him to be put in the back of a trunk? Some best friend she is.
"If something happened to him. I would just die."
Again, really? Is this woman for real? Does she not realize that anything could have happened to that dog while it was in the trunk? WHAT A STUPID TWIT!!!!!
Now I won't quote the article word-for-word because you all can see for yourselves what it says. To me what she did was an act of cruelty. Call me overly sensitive or whatever you'd like but that's just how i feel. In my oppinion she should lose her dog for what she has done and if it were up to me, she would. I do not nor do I ever condone anything like that. She can't imagine how that poor dog must have felt. He was probably scared, he had no idea what was going on. But oh Miss I was already late for an appointment didn't think about her dog at all, all she was thinking about was getting to her appointment which if she was already late, they probably would not have seen her in the first place and she could have rescheduled it for another day. She could have told the cab driver that she wasn't going to go with him and then go in and call the place wehre her appointment was and see if she could have gottne in later that day. There are a number of other options that she could have chosen, she didn't have to allow her dog to be put in a trunk like some kind of luggage, or groceries or whatever you put into a trunk. She also says, "I've lost my independence. And I do not like it. It makes me angry. And I want it back." HELLO!!!!! Who's the one who allowed it to happen? Who's the one who was so selfish that she didn't think about her dog? It's her own fault that she lost her indipendence. She says also that she is scared to travel with her dog. As i have stated above, she should lose her dog and never be able to get another.
As for the cab driver being allergic to dogs? Ok that's all fine and good and it's a ligitament reason for him not to want to take her and her dog but he should have called in and requested another driver. Serves him right for getting a suspension and having to pay a fine. I would have given him worse. I'd have fired him for even suggesting it in the first place.
I do not as i have stated before tollerate any kind of cruelty to animals, any animal and that to me was clearly an act of cruelty.
Alright, rant over. I think I need to end it because i'm still at work and I need to calm down.
Until next time...
<3<3<3Love to all<3<3<3
Lily Isabella
This entry was originally posted at The Life and Times of Lily Snape. Please leave comments there.
