Hi,

   My name is Trina and as a person with disability, I find the use of a 
assistance animal better than any medication on the market. I do not have a 
physical disability, but an invisible one. I have trained my own dog to 
acconmpany me whereever I may go, and even though I am not a professional, I 
do believe that she is better behaved than any organisation could have done. 
  The downfall with an organisation is that they group train the animals, 
where as when a person trains their own dog, it creates a bond with that 
person so that animal is more likely to behave, and respond better to that 
one person. I understand that some people do not have the time to raise 
their animal, so an organisation would fit in that situation, but anyone 
willing enough to be partnered with an assistance animal should be willing 
to train it since they will be the one who will be working side by side with 
it until it is time to retire the animal. The benefits of haveing an 
assistance animal to mitigate one's disability goes far beyand what any 
medication can do for a person. A service animal does not have any side 
effects and does not need to be taken everyday in a pill or liquid form. A 
service animal does not require any more than food, water and special 
training. A service animal also is not a pet, it is a partner, who will 
watch out for you when you need them to. It helps so many people out there, 
accross the world. They help people who are physically disabled as well as 
mentally or emotionally.  I believe that the law should state that a service 
animal must be specially trained to mitigate one's disability and that as 
long as that person has a disability that intereferes with life in such a 
way, than a service animal is allowed to accompany that person anywhere in 
public. As far as reasturants are concerned, a service animal is like any 
other human, to say that they are not allowed due to shedding, is the same 
to any woman or man who is losing their hair, or so on and so forth.

Thank you for listening.

Sincerely,

Trina Rogers