Bill Houghton wrote:
It's not just service men, It is anyone needing assistance. All service animals are trained and certified to perform a task, not just for the blind. Some are trained to detect when a person is about to have a seizure, and will pull the person down safely before they fall down. Some may be trained to pick an object up and give it to owner. The reasons vary for what ever the reason, but every animal is certified, and they are not pets by any means. Certification can be a tag or papers, they are identified by the vest they wear saying they are a service animal.
Here is an articular of why they are tagged and certified and people that take advantage of it and how.
http://www.petsadviser.com/service-animal/fake-service-dogs/
And here is where you can find the registration number of any dog or animal that is registered and legit.
http://www.usservicedogregistry.org/
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