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Citizens for Pets in Condos update |
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Maida |
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Mar 28, 08 - 10:23 PM |
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maidawg@comcast.net |
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Unfortunately, Representative Peter Nehr was NOT able to find a sponsor for the Emotional Support Animal bill in the Florida Senate. Evidently not enough people contacted the state’s Select Committee on Condominiums to get any action on the bill for this year.
We will start a campaign in late August of this year to try to find a sponsor in the Florida Senate for the 2009 legislative session.
Even without passage of a bill this year, we are seeing a trend toward greater acceptance of Emotional Support Animals (read more below).
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We have 17,628 petition signatures – growing, but slowly. Do whatever you can to help us get more signatures, either online or on paper.
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Please note that our new dedicated phone number, with our own Citizens for Pets in Condos voice-mail, is 954.366.4555. This number is now displayed prominently on our web site. Since we are operating on VERY limited funds, our “business cards” will still have the old number until we reorder cards and also on previously printed copies of our brochure.
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New info on the legal info section of our web page:
According to Gary A. Poliakoff, head of the Becker and Poliakoff law firm, "...The Courts and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have interpreted the [federal Fair Housing Act] to allow not only trained service animals, but also emotional support animals. Proposed HUD Rules on the subject will vastly expand the definition of those pets allowed to such an extent, that if approved, will pretty much eviscerate no pet restrictions..." (reference: Absentee owners, language barrier make quorum hard, special to the Palm Beach Post, 3/26/08, third letter down).
Poliakoff further elaborates on the increasing trend to allow Emotional Support Animals in "Prescription Pets," Common Ground, January/February 2008, including a reference to a 2004 California appeals court case that found in favor of a dog owner because "the innate qualities of a dog, in particular, a dog's friendliness and ability to interact with humans, made it therapeutic." The article states that, "Recent court decisions have loosened the standard for pets to be considered 'trained' to meet the needs of a disable person and, thus, protected by law.
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Unfortunately, it's that time of year that most of us will labor over our income tax filings. If you're one of those who likes to streamline the tax filing process by using tax preparation software, we've got some popular products for you at the YellowBrickMall. You can access TaxCut (H&R Block), TaxHawk, or the ever popular TurboTax from Citizens for Pets in Condos's page on the YellowBrickMall and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to Citizens for Pets in Condos!
You can go directly to the Business & Office sites links here: www.yellowbrickmall.com/petsincondos.php#Bus
Or see all of the over 700 online stores on our YellowBrickMall page here: www.yellowbrickmall.com/petsincondos.php
So please remember, you can help support Citizens for Pets in Condos financially when you shop online at the YellowBrickMall! |
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