[Cagdu] FW: China: The law troubles Beijing's first guide dog

[tina thomas]

Subject: China: The law troubles Beijing's first guide dog



The law troubles Beijing's first guide dog --
china.org.cn

The law troubles Beijing's first guide dog

Ping Yali, China's first paralympic champion with
vision of a mere 0.05, has been in a low mood recently
as she cannot apply for a license for Lucky --
her guide dog.

Lucky, the first ever professional guide dog working
in Beijing, entered Ping Yali's life early December
after being trained in Dalian, and has greatly
helped the disabled athlete during her daily life.

Unfortunately, Lucky, a male golden retriever
weighting 40kg, is among the city's blacklist of
banned dogs and is now facing difficulty getting a
required
license. Without a license, Lucky's presence on the
street could be seen as illegal and he can be taken
away by police.

Ping Yali has visited her local Public Security Bureau
over the crucial issue. Police officers say they are
willing to help but claim a gap in the current
law pertaining to guide dogs prohibits them from
issuing Lucky with a proper license.

Beijing banned large or ferocious dogs back in 2006 in
a bid to fight rabies, forbidding keepers from taking
their dogs to public places like markets, stores,
commercial areas, parks, hospitals, etc. But many such
places are inevitable locations for a guide dog to be
at when helping his or her master.

Alas Ping Yali is in a hurry. "If Lucky stays at home
or hangs about for too long without going out, he will
lose his ability to serve as a guide dog,"
the
Olympic
torch bearer said.

"Now he barely reacts when the bus is coming, the
drivers have refused him entry too many times. And
whenever we go to the supermarket, he is in a low
mood,
as the security guard scolded him loudly last time."
Ping Yali said.

Ping Yali wrote done her worries on her blog,
receiving attention and support from many netizens.
Many called for a new law to be set up especially for
guide dogs while expressing pity for Ping and Lucky's
situation.

"Without a license, Lucky can only stay at home and
probably lose his sense of orientation, so how can I
still take her to the Olympic Games?" Ping Yali
said, mentioning her plan to take part in the Olympic
torch relay in 2008.

The Organizing Committee for the Beijing Olympic Games
announced on December 28 that guide dogs in aid of the
disabled could enter Beijing's public places
during the Beijing Olympic Games.

But Ping Yali is worrying whether or not she and Lucky
can still go out on the street after the Olympic
Games. If not, she will have to send Lucky back
to Dalian.

(CRI January 2, 2008)

china.org.cn

Copyright C China.org.cn. All Rights Reserved E-mail:
webmaster at china. <mailto:webmaster%40china.org.cn> org.cn
Tel: 86-10-88828000
?ICP? 040089?

URL: 
http://www.china. <http://www.china.org.cn/english/China/237786.htm>
org.cn/english/China/237786.htm

__________________________________________________________
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. 
http://www.yahoo. <http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs> com/r/hs


__._,_.___ 
Messages
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K9Scoop/message/720;_ylc=X3oDMTMyNHIwZnVnBF9T
Azk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzcwNzQyNTIEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA3NTA1MjQ3BG1zZ0lkAzcyMARzZWMD
ZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzExOTkzMzg2NjQEdHBjSWQDNzIw> in this topic (1)
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K9Scoop/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJvb2phb3RuBF9TAzk3MzU
5NzE0BGdycElkAzcwNzQyNTIEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA3NTA1MjQ3BG1zZ0lkAzcyMARzZWMDZnRyBHN
sawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzExOTkzMzg2NjQ-?act=reply&messageNum=720> Reply (via web
post) | Start
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K9Scoop/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJldTloMjFhBF9TAzk3MzU
5NzE0BGdycElkAzcwNzQyNTIEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA3NTA1MjQ3BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA250cGMEc3R
pbWUDMTE5OTMzODY2NA--> a new topic 
Messages
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K9Scoop/messages;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZnJzbWZoBF9TAzk
3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzcwNzQyNTIEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA3NTA1MjQ3BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA21zZ3M
Ec3RpbWUDMTE5OTMzODY2NA-->  
For guide dog handlers assisting guide dog handlers with
advocacy/education-- visit:
www.gdui.org  or  www.nfb-nagdu.org 
MARKETPLACE
  _____  

Earn
<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12m1cl6sn/M=571476.12066680.12490312.11509771/D
=groups/S=1707505247:MKP1/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1199345864/A=5086951/R=0/SIG=12k8pu1n3
/*http://college-finder.net/index.cfm?key=yahoo_colfngrouptxt_12066680&c=CA1
52932587> your degree in as few as 2 years - Advance your career with an AS,
BS, MS degree - College-Finder.net. 
 
<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJkdWM4NXE0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzcwN
zQyNTIEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA3NTA1MjQ3BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzdGltZQMxMTk5MzM4NjY0>
Yahoo! Groups 
Change
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K9Scoop/join;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMnYyazcyBF9TAzk3MzU
5NzE0BGdycElkAzcwNzQyNTIEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA3NTA1MjQ3BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3N0bmdzBHN
0aW1lAzExOTkzMzg2NjQ-> settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) 
Change settings via email: Switch
<mailto:K9Scoop-digest at yahoogroups.com?subject=Email Delivery: Digest>
delivery to Daily Digest | Switch
<mailto:K9Scoop-traditional at yahoogroups.com?subject=Change Delivery Format:
Traditional> format to Traditional 
Visit
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K9Scoop;_ylc=X3oDMTJkOXBjaGk1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0
BGdycElkAzcwNzQyNTIEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA3NTA1MjQ3BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2hwZgRzdGltZQMx
MTk5MzM4NjY0> Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms
<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> of Use | Unsubscribe
<mailto:K9Scoop-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com?subject=> 
Visit
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K9Scoop;_ylc=X3oDMTJlY3A5ZmlhBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0
BGdycElkAzcwNzQyNTIEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA3NTA1MjQ3BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUD
MTE5OTMzODY2NA--> Your Group 
Moderator Central

Get
<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12jcl75ku/M=493064.12016262.12445669.8674578/D=
groups/S=1707505247:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1199345864/A=5028928/R=0/SIG=11e3tma2a/*h
ttp://new.groups.yahoo.com/moderatorcentral> answers to

your questions about

running Y! Groups.

Fitness Edge

on
<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12j6qdvf2/M=493064.12016277.12445681.8674578/D=
groups/S=1707505247:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1199345864/A=4776373/R=0/SIG=11k023rmb/*h
ttp://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/endurancezone/> Yahoo! Groups

Learn how to

increase endurance.

Yahoo! Groups

Get
<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12jnagi8i/M=493064.12016258.12445665.8674578/D=
groups/S=1707505247:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1199345864/A=4706131/R=0/SIG=11f8fj6tf/*h
ttp://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/samsunghd/> info and support

on Samsung HDTVs

and devices.

.
 
<http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=7074252/grpspId=1707505247/msgId
=720/stime=1199338664/nc1=5028928/nc2=4776373/nc3=4706131> 
__,_._,___ 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20080103/9fae97c9/attachment.html