I keep a leash on my service animal too.  His name is John and he's my
husband.  Of course, does that mean he's with "Stupid"?  OOPS....

Beth the OT

> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Betty B
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 11:14 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Misuse of the ADA
>
>
> In a message dated 11/23/2000 11:14:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > It would be a reasonable accommodation to have pigs wear "Attends" when
> >  in public.  Some of my best friends do.
> >
> >  ISM
> >
>
> They make them for birds too -- no kidding.  They also make little harness
> leashes for birds.  So let's say that my bird is a service bird, okay?
> There's probably an argument for it in the therapy pet category.
> So I have
> this bird with a diaper and a leash on my shoulder, while I'm
> tooling around
> town in my wheelchair promoting disability rights.  Since he's a
> service bird
> he's got to have a little one of those things like the service
> dogs wear on
> their backs.  What should it say?
>
> "I'm a service animal," or "I'm with stupid?"
>
> (with acknowledgment to Beth, from who's recent comic strip post
> I stole the
> punch line)
>