Service Dog Laws Are Not Enforced

PRESS RELEASE

 

SERVICE DOG LAWS ARE

NOT ENFORCED

I was illegally charged a “Pet Deposit Fee” in a senior living facility but no one enforces the Service Dog Laws. I was denied my federal and state disabled civil rights. It is against the law to deny access or to charge for a service dog by a landlord.

WHEELER'S MEDICAL SERVICE DOG ID

I was charged $450 for my licensed and trained service dog that assisted me when I had seizures. The Peoria Police, the Arizona Attorney General, and the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (San Francisco HUD) refused to enforce the service dog laws. Also, the Maricopa County Justice Court denied my claim to recover the illegally charged service dog’s $450 pet deposit fee.

Now, I attempted to rent a condo in Sedona for the summer but I was turned down because I have a licensed and trained service dog. The Sedona landlord told me that no one enforces the service dog laws. Sadly, the Sedona landlord is right.

 

         WHEEL OF FORTUNE - "WHEELER" - SERVICE DOG

SERVICE DOG LAW INFORMATION

SERVICE DOG LAWS ARE NOT ENFORCED

  

WHEELER 

THE SHELTIE SERVICE DOG

ABUSE STORY

I just happened to be looking for a companion since my mother had just died. The breeder was recommended by a neighbor and I went to her Sun City house in March, 2003. The breeder had me sit in the middle of the room to see which of her ten dogs took an interest in me.  Wheeler ran to me and jumped into my lap and picked me for his forever buddy.  I had to write a letter saying how I was going to treat Wheeler. The Breeder allowed me to adopt Wheeler. Wheeler always had two birthdays a year, his birthday and his adoption day.

We spent four years together living alone and having fun in my house.  Since I have seizures, Wheeler became trained to be my Service dog.  He pushed the emergency alarm button three different times saving my life.  When we moved to a senior living facility, Wheeler spotted my future wife, Carol.  Wheeler had always been very reserved, but that was not the case with Carol.  Wheeler acted as our honorary Best Man at our wedding.

When we lived at Sun Grove Resort Village (SGRV) Wheeler got deathly sick from the toxic mold.  I just gave our lawyer our 10/23/09 letter to SGRV stating that we had to move because the leaky moldy apartment was not safe for us. Carol, a post-liver transplant patient, Wheeler, Bridget, and Brittany, and I were all getting very sick from the toxic mold at SGRV.  Wheeler passed away last September just like Carol’s two Yorkies, and they all died of liver cancer.  The picture is of Wheeler the night before he died celebrating his birthday early before his Heavenly Birthday. 

BRIDGET AND BRITTANY - YORKIE SISTER DOGS – ABUSE STORY

Bridget and Brittany passed from liver cancer after being exposed to the SGRV toxic mold shortly after we moved to our home. All three of our dogs that SGRV killed are buried in our backyard with little crosses on their graves. 

Our hearts ache from their deaths as we view their little graves daily. 
 

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