Comment submitted by Kim Fabian-Albrecht

I have two Alter/hearing dogs.Occasionaly I have problems with store oweners, hotels and restraunts who will not allow thme in their establishments. This is a particular problem when traveling in the South This is not the reason I am writing. The problems is the people who think their moneys, snakes, horses, lama's and even minature horses should be considered service animals. This give's our service dogs a bad rep. and we have enough problems dealing with business owners and courts not to mention other establishments to allow these barn yeard animals that do not belong in housing much less exotic animals. I have been to the VA (Veterans) hospital on several occassions when people bring their PET dogs in and pass them as service dogs. My service dog which went through service dog school has been attacked by these so called pets. The woman who wants to include her minature horse as a service animal is mentally unstable . She was allowing her dog to go to the bathroom all over malls, restruants and what ever and now it is a minature horse. Establishments have enough problems accepting dogs because take my word I have heard my share of negative comments. Keep this in mind kim fabian-Albrecht