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KCRA THREE NEWS
AT 10:00
STARTS RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE USED BY PEOPLE ACROSS
THE NATION EVERY DAY --
SERVICE DOGS ARE TRAINED TO HELP
THE DISABLED IN WAYS WE TAKE FOR
GRANTED.
BUT ARE THERE LIMITS TO THE
PLACES THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO
GO?
HAVING A SERVICE DOG IS NO
DIFFERENT THAN HAVING A -- A
GOES EVERYWHERE WITH YOU.
IT'S A STORY THAT'S GENERATED
A LOT OF HEATED OPINIONS --
A FORMER CITRUS HEIGHTS POLICE
OFFICER ASKED TO LEAVE A
SACRAMENTO RESTAURANT, AFTER HE
COULD NOT PROVIDE PROOF HIS DOG
IS A SERVICE ANIMAL.
TONIGHT, KCRA THREE'S CLAIRE
DOAN HAS MORE ON THE LAWS
GOVERNING SERVICE ANIMALS -- AND
WHAT CAN BE ASKED OF THEIR
OWNERS.
THE SACRAMENTO NONPROFIT,
ALPHA K9, TRAINS OF ABOUT 200
ANIMALS A YEAR.
I HAVE POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS
AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR
VETERANS.
KEVIN CAMERON SAID DOGS TAKE
THE PLACE OF SUPPORT.
PEOPLE WELL BEHIND US AND
MORE IMPORTANTLY, A DOG IS
TRYING TO LET US KNOW WHERE
HAVING ANXIETY OR HAVING ISSUES
BEFORE WE REALIZE.
ALPHA K9 TRADED THE PITBULL
THAT WILL TO FORMER OFFICER JOE
RANGEL 80 SAID HE WAS ASKED TO
LEAVE THE RESTAURANT ON FRIDAY
AFTER HE COULD NOT PROVIDE PROOF
THAT CRASH IS A SERVICE DOG.
IT WAS EMBARRASSING.
THE GENERAL MANAGER
SAID HE
WAS WORRIED UP THE SAFETY OF
OTHER CUSTOMERS.
IT WOULD HELP MAKE ME FEEL
SAFE AND SECURE IF YOU SHOWED ME
HOW SAFE THE DOG WAS.
YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT YOUR
DOG IS A SERVICE DOG.
THIS IS 2
MAJOR QUESTIONS, IS
IT A SERVICE DOG AND WHAT IS THE
FUNCTION?
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
FEDERAL LAW SAID THAT
BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC SHOULD GENERALLY REQUIRE
SERVICE DOGS.
YOU CANNOT ASK ABOUT THE
PERSON'S DISABILITY.
WHAT'S WE PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION
AND LET THEM KNOW IT IS NOT
REQUIRED.
IN THE CASE OF JOE,
HE WAS NOT
REQUIRED TO HAVE HIS PAPERWORK
WITH HIM.
THE AMERICAN WITH
DISABILITIES ACT IS STATED THAT
THE DOG CANNOT BE ASKED TO LEAVE
UNLESS IT IS A THREAT TO THE
SAFETY OF OTHERS.
LAST NIGHT, WE HEARD FROM THE
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE REST
AROUND HE APOLOGIZE AND HOW DID
RANGEL TAKE IT?