Acceptance of Service Dogs
Do you ever wish that could bring your dog into a store with you? Well, people with service dogs wish they could too. A person with a service dog is defined as a person who needs assistance because of their disability. A disability can range from blindness, to psychiatric disorders, and chronic pain. Service dogs have been refused entry into public businesses and restaurants, because they are dogs. Businesses owners refuse service dogs, since they believe they are disruptive messy. We are supposed to be an accepting, friendly society, yet we won’t even let people with service dogs into public businesses.
In Saskatchewan the policy on service dog states “Discrimination in the provision of accommodation, services or facilities where the public is admitted, or are customarily admitted, is prohibited pursuant to section 12 of the Code. Businesses are required to accommodate for the attendance of service animals. Access to hotel
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accommodations, public services and facilities must be provided to persons with service animals. In most cases no evidence should be required to support the attendance of a service animal” (Saskatchewan). Our government believes we should be accepting of the policy, they want everyone to be treated fairly, and with respect. We have to be accommodating to all of the people in our society, even those with disabilities and service dogs.
For many years people have been made uncomfortable and out casted in our society. I remember an incident that happened when I was younger regarding a service dog. I was in a grocery store, and a blind lady with a service dog entered the store and started shopping, immediately one of the employees of the store approached her and asked her to leave. The women refused to leave as this is her right and she was just shopping, the employee proceeded to get the manager. After the manager came out and they chatted for a while, the lady left the store as she was tired of arguing over her rights about the service dog. One of the questions I asked myself was what makes that specific dog a service dog? The Canadian Service Dog Foundation declares “To be considered a service dog the dog in question must be trained with specific skills or tasks directly related to the handler's disability”
(Foundation). If people are getting disrespected like this around here, it means that is happening all around Canada. Why should someone with a disability get treated any different than another person? In Toronto a restaurant owner has changed his views on service dogs, after he refused a woman and her dog. He was made aware of the laws stating service dogs are allowed in public businesses, and he also was educated on the importance of the dogs to their handler. He proclaims “Since then, in my workplace, we welcome everyone whether they have a service dog or not” (Stevens). If more people were educated on the issue it would become more easily resolved. In the article stated above all it took was some education and the man being made more aware of the situation. We as society need to made aware of what is happening, to some people they are just dogs, but to people that need them for seeing they are their saviors. Service dogs are often refused entry into many businesses, because they are believed to be rambunctious and messy. The dogs are trained to be polite and almost ignore people around them. The dogs need to focus on the person they are helping, they are trained to be quiet and assist their handler. Dogs are just like people, they are smart, agile, and aware if a person is more comfortable with a dog we should accept. A report made by the Regina City states “Passengers with service animals face high rates of refusal (more than 50 per cent) when requesting a taxicab” (Gutheil). Not only are people refused in restaurants and public businesses but also public transport. People shouldn’t have to call and make the transport service aware of their situation. They should be accepted and taken to where they need to go without any extra hassle. Some days even I have a hard time going grocery shopping, whether it be the other people driving/shopping, I couldn’t imagine having to explain, and educate other people on a service dog at the same time. I believe that this is an important social issue, not only because we should all be treated fairly, but because no one wants to feel disrespected and self-conscious about their disability. We should all feel comfortable and safe when we are out in public shopping or at a restaurant eating, and if that requires having a service dog it should be welcomed. I think that we can change what is going on by being more aware, and educated on the service these dogs provide. We all need to become part of the change in order to have a brighter future.
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