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Full-Text Articles in Animal Law
Criminalizing Fake Service Dogs: Helping Or Hurting Legitimate Handlers?, Tiffany Lee
Criminalizing Fake Service Dogs: Helping Or Hurting Legitimate Handlers?, Tiffany Lee
Animal Law Review
An increasing number of states are passing laws criminalizing the use of fraudulent service animals. This Article explores the potential impact of these laws on people with disabilities and the effectiveness of these laws for places of business who want to exclude fraudulent service animals. The Article considers the nature of fraudulent service animal use and the reasons people may use them, the difficulties in enforcing these state laws in light of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the potential detrimental effects on the civil rights of people with disabilities using legitimate service animals. Based on this analysis, the Article …
The Importance Of Establishing Assistance Animal Policies In Your Library, Maureen Rust, Mary Wise
The Importance Of Establishing Assistance Animal Policies In Your Library, Maureen Rust, Mary Wise
Library Scholarship
Many library employees do not understand fully the laws and rules regarding service animals and the rights of persons with disabilities who work with service animals. Employees do not necessarily know the differences between service animals, therapy animals, and emotional support animals. It is im- portant for employees of all public accommodations, such as libraries, to understand the differences and the rules that govern each category of animal, and when and if each category is allowed into the library. Employees need to know how to accommodate persons with disabilities and what questions they can ask legally, if they have reason …