According to the Bureau of Global Public Affairs, there are around half a million service dogs helping people all over the US.

With news on taking advantage of the law and the lack of knowledge thereof, Courtnie Jayne of Springfield, Illinois is on a mission to spread awareness around service animals.

Americans with Disabilities Act allows service animals access to any open place accessible to the public. Establishments are allowed to ask the owner two questions: if it’s a service animal and the tasks that it can do, but Jayne said not everyone knows this.

In some establishments, people try to pet her service dog who helps with her Agoraphobia and severe panic and anxiety which shouldn’t be done because it distracts the animal from the job.

That being said, Jayne is working together with Juan Huerta, the city’s Director of Community Relations in providing informational sessions in their library to educate Springfield residents on rules around service animals. She has gotten support from the city council’s aldermen to help spread awareness.

Article source: Newschannel20.com

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