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The city council in Hesperia, California approved a pair of rats as service animals on Tuesday, in spite of the federal government's declaration that dogs are the only service animals and a protest by the local Tea Party.
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The issue began earlier this month when resident Danni Moore requested the city council pass an ordinance to allow two rats that sit on her shoulders to help control seizures become service animals.
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Councilman Bill Holland, the former mayor and a planning commissioner opposed the measure. When it passed they enlisted the help of the local Tea Party to campaign against it.

The High Desert Tea Party took out an ad campaign and sent an e-mail to all of its members asking them to attend Tuesday's meeting.




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At the meeting on Tuesday, nearly two dozen Tea Party members and others who opposed the ordinance were on hand.

They expressed fear about making changes during the poor economy and worried about the effect animals in their place of business would have on customers. They asked the council to reconsider their vote.
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On the other hand the Hesperia Star reported supporter Pat Kohut saying, "People who have service animals have them for a reason. They are imperative to their care."
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In the end the Hesperia City Council was not swayed by pressure from the federal government, the Tea Party or local business owners.

They approved Ms. Moore's rats as official service animals with all of its privileges.
Oh rats!!
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Then I don't expect there to be a hulabaloo when someone mistakenly beats the rats to death, thinking they were saving Ms. Moore from a Ben attack.

Actually, dark humor aside, if a doctor can provide a medical necessity note for the rats, then have at it. But they have to be leashed.....
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That's as crazy as the guy with the snake as a service animal.

Local News | Debate grows over what defines a service animal | Seattle Times Newspaper
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I don't see what the big deal is. Why would people think a rat in a restaurant would be less hygienic than a ****ing dog? A lot of people are allergic to dogs, and afraid of them. Seems like they would be the bigger concern in an establishment.
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I would really love to have an elephant and a hippo service animal to calm my nerves. I expect total access anywhere I choose to go also. Americans with disabilities should have no boundries at all.
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I would really love to have an elephant and a hippo service animal to calm my nerves. I expect total access anywhere I choose to go also. Americans with disabilities should have no boundries at all.
Hippos are not very nice.
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Hippos are not very nice.
I would muzzle them and they would be seeing eye hippo's
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I don't see what the big deal is. Why would people think a rat in a restaurant would be less hygienic than a ****ing dog? A lot of people are allergic to dogs, and afraid of them. Seems like they would be the bigger concern in an establishment.

Because rats are vermin. Dogs are not. Duh! Also dogs can be trained to obey and sit quietly. Rats do not have the mental capabilities to respond to commands in the same way.
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Because rats are vermin. Dogs are not. Duh! Also dogs can be trained to obey and sit quietly. Rats do not have the mental capabilities to respond to commands in the same way.
Actually Rats are brilliant.
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Because rats are vermin. Dogs are not. Duh! Also dogs can be trained to obey and sit quietly. Rats do not have the mental capabilities to respond to commands in the same way.
They certainly can. They can respond to simple commands like a dog, and be litter-trained. Tests have actually shown them to have causal reasoning, something dogs don't have.

Pigs are also highly intelligent. (I saw them on the list of service animals and it didn't surprise me in the slightest)
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