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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Before we retire this seizure alarming dog, I
would put a question to all of us. When we are in restaurants with
our guides, what is the default position once we've settled in a
booth? Our dogs are under the table and within two minutes, they are
asleep. That could have been one of us and besides, a dog can't be
expected to notice every seizure-- I mean well gosh! Still, as frivolous
law suits go, this one's a winner. I gotta go. </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=regenerative@earthlink.net
href="mailto:regenerative@earthlink.net">Fred Chambers</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=cagdu@nfbcal.org
href="mailto:cagdu@nfbcal.org">Cagdu</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 29, 2009 7:10 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Cagdu] : Snoozing 'service dog'
sleeps through owner's Tasering,arrest</DIV>
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sounds like the seizure dog may be ready to retire.</DIV>
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style="FONT: 26px Lucida Grande" size=6 face="Lucida Grande"><B>Snoozing
'service dog' sleeps through owner's Tasering, arrest</B></FONT></P>
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face="Lucida Grande">The Capital Times — </FONT><FONT
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face="Lucida Grande">5/27/2009 12:42 pm</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 12px Lucida Grande" size=3 face="Lucida Grande">A Madison man was
Tasered, pepper sprayed and subdued by three police officers at a McDonald's
restaurant after refusing to leave when a manager questioned him about his
sleeping dog, which he said was a service dog.<BR><BR>Stephen Bottila, 37, was
tentatively charged with trespassing, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct
following his arrest Tuesday night at about 8 p.m. in McDonald's, 2402 S. Park
St.</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 12px Lucida Grande" size=3 face="Lucida Grande">Bottila
apparently took his dog into the restaurant and was asked by the manager if
the dog was a service dog, because if not, the dog wouldn't be allowed
inside.<BR><BR>"The patron (Bottila) said it was a service dog but didn't say
anything else," said police spokesman Joel DeSpain. "The manager let the man
eat his meal while the dog slept under the table."<BR><BR>DeSpain said the
Americans With Disabilities act allows business owners or managers to ask
customers if an animal brought into a business is a service animal, or what
kind of tasks the animal has been trained to perform, but can't ask about any
special identification cards for the animal, or about the person's
disability.<BR><BR>Bottila apparently felt his rights were violated when the
manager asked about the dog.<BR><BR>"He wanted to press charges, but an
officer explained the manager didn't do anything wrong and the dog had nothing
readily identifiable on him to indicate it was a service dog," DeSpain said.
"The manager just wanted to make sure people weren't bringing non-service dogs
into the restaurant."<BR><BR>Bottila refused to leave the restaurant and a
scuffle ensued.<BR><BR>"He fought with three officers while being arrested,"
DeSpain said. "Pepper spray and an electronic control device were used to get
him under control."<BR><BR>While Bottila was hauled off to jail, the dog was
taken to the Dane County Humane Society.<BR><BR>DeSpain said the dog slept
through the whole thing.<BR><BR><BR> </FONT></DIV>
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face="Lucida Grande">The Capital Times — </FONT><FONT
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face="Lucida Grande">5/27/2009 12:42 pm</FONT></DIV>
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