Protecting Boo
Let me say
that you probably don’t understand the nature of the relationship between
service dogs and their person. He’s not “just a dog” or even “a member of the
family”. He is me. He is just as much a part of me as my arms, legs or eyes. He
is just as much a priority to me as I am to me.
He is on
the “short list” of people I love and trust most. Mom, my daughter Kathy, &
my grandson Ethan (and my son-in-law Ken) are the others on that list. Just
consider this list as my immediate family. Yes, I called Boo “people”. That’s
because he’s as important as I am. He is part of me!
If you
didn’t make this list and you are mad “a dog” made it and you didn’t you can
get over it or die with it, because it ain’t changing. It doesn’t mean I don’t
like you, but you are not as important to my survival or my quality of life as
this list of people is to me.
(And don’t
pretend to be offended, because I’m sure I didn’t make your short list either.)
Like I
said, he’s a part of me so don’t expect me to just stand by while you threaten
or hurt him. It’s not a joke. It’s not funny. It’s not acceptable at all. You
are threatening ME when you threaten him and I will defend him as if I were
defending myself, mom, Kathy, Ethan or Ken.
I won’t
stand for it. I can defend him as if I’m defending myself, and you can go to
jail, pay a fine and be sued.
“Georgia
c) Any
person who has received notice that his or her behavior is interfering with the
use of an assistance dog who continues to knowingly and intentionally harass an
assistance dog, knowing the dog to be an assistance dog, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for
not less than 90 days or a fine not to exceed $500.00, or both, provided that
any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this
subsection shall be punished as for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated
nature.
GA ST §
16-11-107.1 . This mandatory jail term also applies
if a person knowingly allows his or her dog to harass an assistance animal. “
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