| When we see the visually impaired with
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| | impaired) have the right to have a
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| their seeing eye dog, we think nothing of
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| | service animal. But Rose who has to deal
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| it. The dog does not make us
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| | with emotional or mental impairments does
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| uncomfortable because they are the most
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| | not get afforded the same rights.
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| common pet. Dogs are man's best friend
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| | Health Department officials met with a
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| so to speak. Seeing eye dogs can go
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| | local service agency, the Southwest
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| everywhere: the bus, restaurants, the
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| | Center for Independent Living, which is
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| mall, and even the restroom. Those that
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| | acting as an agent for Rose. The Health
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| are visually disabled need these four
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| | Department told the agency that Rose must
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| legged creatures as service animals, as
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| | produce some kind of federal ruling or
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| animals they can depend on.
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| | certification that the monkey is a
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| So let's look at another animal: the
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| | service animal under the ADA before it
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| monkey. We can and do pay to watch
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| | will consider allowing her to take the
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| monkeys be exploited at a circus without
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| | money into public places, said Kevin
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| a problem. We can go to the zoo and see
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| | Gipson, Director of Health.
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| them caged up, tis also seems to cause no
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| | Science has shown on that a monkey can be
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| problems. We enjoy monkeys as a from of
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| | domesticated. In fact, monkeys have the
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| entertainment. But we would appear as a
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| | ability to actually communicate where as
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| general public we cannot deal with a
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| | mans best friend (the dog) does not.
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| monkey being in the same space as a
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| | Anatomically, monkeys are the most
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| domestic animal.
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| | physically like humans and perform
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| Debby Rose of Springfield, Missouri,
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| | similar functions which could help anyone
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| suffers from an anxiety disorder (an
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| | with an anxiety problem. Meaning, those
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| emotional disability) that makes it
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| | with anxiety issues can interact with an
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| really difficult for her to go to public
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| | animal that is very much like themselves.
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| places like the mall, restaurants, the
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| | Cynthia Magnuson, a spokesperson from the
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| grocery store, and places like that. She
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| | Justice Department in Washington, told
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| has had her macaque monkey, named
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| | the Springfield News-Leader that while
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| Richard, join her in all of her outings.
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| | the law is somewhat vague about emotional
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| Rose feels that the federal Americans
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| | support animals, there is still a law
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| with Disabilities Act should allow
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| | that covers the subject. We have actually
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| Richard as her service animal.
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| | prosecuted cases where people have had
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| There's not a lot of people are on the
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| | emotional support animals, she said. It's
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| same page as Rose. Her family says that
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| | kind of a fine line, but the law errs on
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| she truly cannot perform simple functions
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| | the side of protecting individuals that
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| like being in public without her monkey.
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| | are disabled. An emotional disability is
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| So here is the problem, the blind
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| | a disability nonetheless.
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| population (those that are physically
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| | Is the real problem here, the monkey?
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