Tag: Doggone It!
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Texas House bill tightens leash on service animal fraud
by TYLER YORK//Online Editor Texas may soon be cracking down on people attempting to take their pets where they don’t belong. In April 2017, the Texas House of Representatives introduced House Bill 2992, which would set up legal recourse for people who misrepresent their animals as service animals. According to the bill, it would be classified…
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Service animals becoming more common on campus
by TYLER YORK//Online Editor After decades of absence, service animals are becoming more of a fixture at South Plains College. In the Disability Services Office, Linda Young, disability accommodations specialist at SPC, noted that despite her 30 years of time with the college and the 27th anniversary of the American Disabilities Act (ADA) coming this summer,…
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Canine Care…Training, raising therapy dogs takes patience, dedication
[Editor’s note: This story is the first part of the three-part series “Doggone It!” examining the differences between therapy dogs, service dogs and emotional-support animals that begins with Issue #9 and concludes in Issue #11. Several staff members took it upon themselves to interview, take photographs, and conduct research. The results of their combined efforts…