Willamette Valley Assistance Dog Club

Dear Willamette Valley Friends, today Shiloh crossed the Rainbow bridge.

Shiloh, Summit Assistance Dog 228 new items added to shared album

Resource

Michigan State University College of Law maintains a website Animal Law dot Info (https://www.animallaw.info), for the Animal Legal and Historic Center. You can find a breakdown of US States having various types of laws. For example, they note 31 states have true bans against fraudulent representation of a pet as a service animal. https://www.animallaw.info/content/fraudulent-service-dogs. More maps can be found at: https://www.animallaw.info/site/maps-us-laws

Fyi

As our members in Europe are aware, the rules for taking dogs from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and Europe have changed since 1st January 2021. The GB version of the EU Pet Passport is no longer valid, and it is now a little more complicated to take your dog out of Great Britain.

ADEu has created a Travel Guide and Flow Chart to help you. These are available on the Travel Resources page of our website:

https://assistancedogsinternational.org/resources/travel-resources/

Fyi

At-Home-Only Service Dogs - Cooperative Paws A common challenge that service dog trainers encounter is a person with a disability who has selected a dog for service work that is not suited for public access. Generally, by the time the owner sees the trainer, the owner has already fallen in love with the dog. The sad reality is that very few [....

Buyer beware

Beware of Service Dog Scams Targeting the Vulnerable - Whole Dog Journal I am certain that if you have a child with a chronic and particularly challenging medical condition or behavioral disorder that cannot be readily addressed or resolved, you could become desperate for help – desperate to receive any assistance that you heard good things about. I completely sympathi...

Another state passess a fraud law with regards to service dogs.

It's now a crime in Missouri to claim an untrained dog is a service dog - KOAM A law taking effect on August 28th adds criminal penalties for misrepresenting a service dog.

Service Animal Resource Hub | ADA National Network The topic of service animals is complex. We’ve created this page to help provide some clarity. It is broken up into nine different sections addressing specific issues related to service animals. The majority of this information was developed from existing materials, including factsheets and handbo...

Fyi for any Southeastern Guide dog teams

Southeastern Guide Dogs now helping handlers afford animal food, care “The people we serve tend to experience a high level of unemployment and limited, fixed incomes, so these benefits are making a significant difference in the quality of their lives."

Fyi members of the disability community, here a bit of help if you need it, or a way to help if you are able.

In light of the developing COVID-19 pandemic, Laughing At My Nightmare, Inc. has launched a special new program created specifically to help the disability community in these difficult times.

For the first time in our company history, we are opening up applications to individuals with ANY disability/diagnosis/chronic illness. Supporting the muscular dystrophy community is still at the heart of our services, but our board of directors felt that this specific program should be open to people with ALL disabilities.

The program is called COVID-19 Resource Relief, and it’s a way for people living with any disability to apply for a $100 Visa Gift Card to help with purchasing essential items during these difficult times. The simple application is now available at the link below, and if you’re approved, the gift card will be mailed directly to your home.

To kick off this program, our President Shane Burcaw and his fiancée Hannah Aylward have donated $2,000 to fund the first 20 applications. Our hope is that all of you who are able will consider donating $1 to $10 to help us fund 30, 40, 50+ more urgent applications. The link to donate is also below. Please consider supporting this vital program if you are able.

For many people who live with a disability, quarantine is not a choice, but a necessity for survival. This new program is specifically designed to alleviate that financial burden for people living with disabilities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

We would highly encourage anyone with a disability/diagnosis/chronic illness who is in need of essential items to apply today at the following link: https://www.laughingatmynightmare.com/covid

Again, if you are reading this and you’re able to donate a dollar or two, your gift will help us fund MANY more applications.

Learn more and donate here: https://www.laughingatmynightmare.com/covid

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