tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798437409200114937.post1109976766044174621..comments2023-07-22T20:32:57.564+10:00Comments on Barking Mad: Bus ArrestBarking Mad Equity for Pet Ownershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407579648553910808noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798437409200114937.post-13963840497698955132008-02-29T17:02:00.000+11:002008-02-29T17:02:00.000+11:00Thanks for clarifying.In that case, why don't you ...Thanks for clarifying.<BR/>In that case, why don't you just refer to her as an Assistance Dog all the time (rather than companion animal, because it confuses people) and put an Assistance Dog vest on her?<BR/>I think it would save you a lot of hassle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798437409200114937.post-51752226311469842652008-02-29T12:17:00.000+11:002008-02-29T12:17:00.000+11:00Hi Sandy. You're not the only one confused; the n...Hi Sandy. You're not the only one confused; the number of times the 'authorities' use inaccurate terms or make impossible demands (due to lack of or confusing laws) is countless.<BR/><BR/>Pema is a registered companion animal in NSW. She is an assistance animal under Federal Disability Discrimination Law (as implemented in all states), AND, by NSW RailCorp definition, she is a 'therapy dog'.<BR/><BR/>We can easily fix one part of this - get a medically based ID system for assistance dogs using the existing relationship of Medicare and practitioners, where a sticker is put on your medicare card. (Similar to a tranport concession for a full-time student).Barking Mad Equity for Pet Ownershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407579648553910808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798437409200114937.post-89661306535622867922008-02-28T18:02:00.000+11:002008-02-28T18:02:00.000+11:00Is Pema a companion animal, or an assistance anima...Is Pema a companion animal, or an assistance animal? On your website you refer to her as a companion animal, so I'm confused!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798437409200114937.post-29699643272303674882008-02-26T08:48:00.000+11:002008-02-26T08:48:00.000+11:00Barking Mad replies: HREOC are contacted, for thi...Barking Mad replies: HREOC are contacted, for this and many other less dramatic incidences. We need a national ID system for these animals that stays with the medical professionals - not the doggie folks. (A public access test maybe but it is only up to a doctor to determine the utility of a dog for a person). <BR/><BR/>These police DID NOT know the DDA, nor were they interested. They laughed at the suggestion that separating Pema from me was like taking away a wheelchair.<BR/><BR/>Regardless of the HREOC matters, PEMA and I were travelling LEGALLY and under contract. The STA breached this contract and obviously, their duty of care!Barking Mad Equity for Pet Ownershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407579648553910808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798437409200114937.post-28007895852512041992008-02-26T05:19:00.000+11:002008-02-26T05:19:00.000+11:00Have you contacted HREOC? www.humanrights.gov.auIf...Have you contacted HREOC? www.humanrights.gov.au<BR/><BR/>If you have a disability that Pema ligitamitely mitigates, and if she behaves to an acceptable level in public, then they can not kick you off transport simply because you have Pema with you.<BR/><BR/>Is there more to this story, because I believe the police would know about this law?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798437409200114937.post-74846243428552434652008-02-25T20:35:00.000+11:002008-02-25T20:35:00.000+11:00This is simply shocking behaviour on the part of t...This is simply shocking behaviour on the part of the transit police, (who clearly don't know that it is legal to travel on a bus with a dog) and the NSW police that felt it necessary to drag and kick the feet out from under a woman LEGALLY traveling on a bus with her extremely well behaved dog.<BR/><BR/>Who's next?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com