Your Guide Dog is Only Welcome if Accompanied by an Able Bodied Person
Published on February 25, 2008 by Ryan O'Meara · No CommentsCrazy and crazier.
We knew we’d be running some stories about China and dogs this year. See, China has the Olympics and they also have a rather questionable animal welfare record. So it comes as a surprise to us that the year’s first Chinese dog story is actually one of bureaucratic madness. And madness, it most certain is. Look…
LUCKY, China’s first seeing-eye dog who was trained with Australian help, is finding life in Beijing a trifle bureaucratic.
His new owner, Ping Yali, China’s first Paralympic gold medallist, is thrilled with the golden retriever, who has graduated from the country’s first guide dog training centre, but the pair are finding it difficult to be seen in public.
Ms Ping, who owns three massage clinics staffed by blind masseurs, has been told by the Beijing Municipal Government and local police that she cannot register Lucky because of his size.
Big dogs are banned in the capital and all dogs are banned from entering public places such as subways and buses.
Under a nonsensical police compromise, Ms Ping, 44, is now allowed to take Lucky out of her flat if they are accompanied by an able-bodied person.
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