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Posted: 8/22/2008 5:16:53 AM EDT

Unfortunately, I know the person in the following story to be full of shit.
No medical conditions exist, except for obesity and perhaps mental issues.

A local disabled woman said she was discriminated against after she was denied access into a grocery store because of her service animal.

For Kateryna Friis, her cat Sprite is more than just an animal -- she's her service cat.

"Without my cat, I actually would not be able to leave the house," Friis said. "She's my key to the outside."

Friis said she has two rare genetic conditions as well as a circulatory disease.

She said she's also losing her eyesight. Friis said Sprite acts as a counterweight to help her balance while walking, and can also help detect seizures.

"Sprite can warn me before I pass out so I can sit down," Friis said. "She will alert me if I'm going to have a seizure from the pressure on my spine."

Friis said she has a service cat because she is allergic to dogs.

Friis and Sprite go everywhere together. However Friis said when they tried to go into a Sunflower Farmers Market grocery store there was one big problem.

"At the door they told me she could not enter. I responded as I always do: she's a service animal," said Friis.

"I repeated again she's a service animal, and he said, 'That doesn't matter, she's a health code violation.'"

The management for the store said it was all a misunderstanding.

"We have misunderstandings," said Dave Bicket of Sunflower Farmers Market. "We want to resolve those as best we can, and we generally do -- so give us a chance, and we'll give the customer a chance, and we'll move forward."

Part of the misunderstanding may have come from customers.

"We had other customers commenting in regards to her service animal," said Bicket. "She was on a leash, I don't believe it was very close to her at the time, and didn't have any signifying marks that it was a service animal."

In the end Friis and Sprite were able to go back in the store and buy groceries. Sunflower Farmers Market is even planning to have a barbecue fundraiser to buy Sprite a special harness.

Friis said she hopes all businesses will take note of her experience.

Meanwhile, Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said his office is looking at ways to get the word out about service animals and the critical role they play in their owners' lives.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:18:16 AM EDT

[#1]

Cat? Draw down.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:20:08 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
Unfortunately, I know the person in the following story to be full of shit.
No medical conditions exist, except for obesity and perhaps mental issues.

A local disabled woman said she was discriminated against after she was denied access into a grocery store because of her service animal.

For Kateryna Friis, her cat Sprite is more than just an animal -- she's her service cat.

"Without my cat, I actually would not be able to leave the house," Friis said. "She's my key to the outside."

Friis said she has two rare genetic conditions as well as a circulatory disease.

She said she's also losing her eyesight. Friis said Sprite acts as a counterweight to help her balance while walking, and can also help detect seizures.

"Sprite can warn me before I pass out so I can sit down," Friis said. "She will alert me if I'm going to have a seizure from the pressure on my spine."

Friis said she has a service cat because she is allergic to dogs.

Friis and Sprite go everywhere together. However Friis said when they tried to go into a Sunflower Farmers Market grocery store there was one big problem.

"At the door they told me she could not enter. I responded as I always do: she's a service animal," said Friis.

"I repeated again she's a service animal, and he said, 'That doesn't matter, she's a health code violation.'"

The management for the store said it was all a misunderstanding.

"We have misunderstandings," said Dave Bicket of Sunflower Farmers Market. "We want to resolve those as best we can, and we generally do -- so give us a chance, and we'll give the customer a chance, and we'll move forward."

Part of the misunderstanding may have come from customers.

"We had other customers commenting in regards to her service animal," said Bicket. "She was on a leash, I don't believe it was very close to her at the time, and didn't have any signifying marks that it was a service animal."

In the end Friis and Sprite were able to go back in the store and buy groceries. Sunflower Farmers Market is even planning to have a barbecue fundraiser to buy Sprite a special harness.

Friis said she hopes all businesses will take note of her experience.

Meanwhile, Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said his office is looking at ways to get the word out about service animals and the critical role they play in their owners' lives.

Is this a relative of yours since you have her last name in your screen name?

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:20:20 AM EDT

[#3]

Get a reasonable facsimile of the. stuffed of course. Douse with lighter fluid. Kidnap the real cat or hide it in a closet. Put the fake cat on her doorstep, light it on fire and run after ringing the doorbell.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:21:50 AM EDT

[#4]

If it were truly a service animal for a genuine disability, the woman would have a generous lawsuit on her hands courtesy of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Unfortunately for her, she's full of shit.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:22:16 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Get a reasonable facsimile of the. stuffed of course. Douse with lighter fluid. Kidnap the real cat or hide it in a closet. Put the fake cat on her doorstep, light it on fire and run after ringing the doorbell.

I'm so glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read this...

So wrong, but... so funny.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:22:32 AM EDT

[#6]

So seeing-eye cats are now in the mainstream?

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:23:24 AM EDT

[#7]

Figures it would happen in NM

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:23:48 AM EDT

[#8]

I have a hard time believing a CAT could be a "service" animal to begin with. If she needs balance...get a divers belt or something.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:24:11 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Get a reasonable facsimile of the. stuffed of course. Douse with lighter fluid. Kidnap the real cat or hide it in a closet. Put the fake cat on her doorstep, light it on fire and run after ringing the doorbell.

Fucked-up hilarity.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:25:41 AM EDT

[#10]

I think the article speaks for itself.

Most people will assume she's crazy.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:25:53 AM EDT

[#11]

I have a fried I grew up with (more of an acquaintance now) that is blind. He has no job, spends his disability money on pot and fast food and still lives with his parents at age 39. He received a free guide dog, payed for by tax payers that ran well over 20k dollars.

He won't take the dog for walks, but makes sure he brings the dog to Olive Garden and out to bars, as he feels entitled to do so. He won't look for a job, even though his brother and sister are blind and have very productive lives and uses the dog for no intention that it was meant for.

I personally feel there is no place for animals in restaurants. If you go to the restaurant with another human, why do you need a dog. I know many people that work very hard to be able to go out to dinner as a treat with their wives, and there is this clown bringing his golden retriever into an Olive Garden and then making lawsuit threats if management denies access to his dog.

I can understand if he were productive, and actually needed the dog to do things that were actually necessary to a blind person living alone and productively, but this is not the case.

I have found it very hard to have anything to do with this person for several years and occasionally speak to him on the phone. It infuriates me that he gets a disability check and turns around and spends it on weed, cigarettes and junk food while he is supported by his elderly parents receiving SS.

So, to answer your question, NO do not MYOB. Drop the dime.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:27:50 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

grocery store

cat

These don't mix. I don't care what it does, I don't want a cat where I buy food.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:28:08 AM EDT

[#13]

Unless she can document the cat being a trained service animal, I believe shes SOL. What would prevent someone from designating their pig or goat as a service animal if there are no standards.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:32:04 AM EDT

[#14]

I have a service goldfish...

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:32:06 AM EDT

[#15]

I think the BBQ for a new collar is a good idea.

Great PR. Pretty new harness for the cat. Display to the world how she really is. Give her the mic to say a few words.

What's the other option? Fighting a mentally disabled woman in court?

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:33:18 AM EDT

[#16]

A horse is a service animal.

/just sayin'

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:33:23 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Unfortunately, I know the person in the following story to be full of shit.
No medical conditions exist, except for obesity and perhaps mental issues.

A local disabled woman said she was discriminated against after she was denied access into a grocery store because of her service animal.

For Kateryna Friis, her cat Sprite is more than just an animal -- she's her service cat.

"Without my cat, I actually would not be able to leave the house," Friis said. "She's my key to the outside."

Friis said she has two rare genetic conditions as well as a circulatory disease.

She said she's also losing her eyesight. Friis said Sprite acts as a counterweight to help her balance while walking, and can also help detect seizures.

"Sprite can warn me before I pass out so I can sit down," Friis said. "She will alert me if I'm going to have a seizure from the pressure on my spine."

Friis said she has a service cat because she is allergic to dogs.

Friis and Sprite go everywhere together. However Friis said when they tried to go into a Sunflower Farmers Market grocery store there was one big problem.

"At the door they told me she could not enter. I responded as I always do: she's a service animal," said Friis.

"I repeated again she's a service animal, and he said, 'That doesn't matter, she's a health code violation.'"

The management for the store said it was all a misunderstanding.

"We have misunderstandings," said Dave Bicket of Sunflower Farmers Market. "We want to resolve those as best we can, and we generally do -- so give us a chance, and we'll give the customer a chance, and we'll move forward."

Part of the misunderstanding may have come from customers.

"We had other customers commenting in regards to her service animal," said Bicket. "She was on a leash, I don't believe it was very close to her at the time, and didn't have any signifying marks that it was a service animal."

In the end Friis and Sprite were able to go back in the store and buy groceries. Sunflower Farmers Market is even planning to have a barbecue fundraiser to buy Sprite a special harness.

Friis said she hopes all businesses will take note of her experience.

Meanwhile, Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said his office is looking at ways to get the word out about service animals and the critical role they play in their owners' lives.

Is this a relative of yours since you have her last name in your screen name?

Check out the big brain on gunney's wife.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:36:50 AM EDT

[#18]

No documentation, no service animal.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:38:06 AM EDT

[#19]

I work in a building with a woman who has no medical need for it but INSISTS on riding around/up & down through the building in one of those electric scooters called a "rascal". The story is that her Aunt owned/used this thing and when she died this woman got it from the estate. She now rides around the facility looking for areas that cannot accomadate her "scooter" then files frivolous ADA complaints. She has been confronted several times regarding the fact that she can produce no proof of medical need for the device but this does not deter her. She is a Federal employee if that helps anyone better understand the situation.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:38:19 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:

Is this a relative of yours since you have her last name in your screen name?

Sadly yes.
Thats how I know its bogus.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:41:17 AM EDT

[#21]

That's the first I have heard that an animal can be used as a "counter weight" to help someone walk. Shit can't you carry a 7lb weight instead (or whatever this cat weighs)? Don't people have documentation that an animal is a service animal? Most dogs I see wear a special vest of some sort to identify them as such.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:42:50 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Unfortunately, I know the person in the following story to be full of shit.
No medical conditions exist, except for obesity and perhaps mental issues.

A local disabled woman said she was discriminated against after she was denied access into a grocery store because of her service animal.

For Kateryna Friis, her cat Sprite is more than just an animal -- she's her service cat.

"Without my cat, I actually would not be able to leave the house," Friis said. "She's my key to the outside."

Friis said she has two rare genetic conditions as well as a circulatory disease.

She said she's also losing her eyesight. Friis said Sprite acts as a counterweight to help her balance while walking, and can also help detect seizures.

"Sprite can warn me before I pass out so I can sit down," Friis said. "She will alert me if I'm going to have a seizure from the pressure on my spine."

Friis said she has a service cat because she is allergic to dogs.

Friis and Sprite go everywhere together. However Friis said when they tried to go into a Sunflower Farmers Market grocery store there was one big problem.

"At the door they told me she could not enter. I responded as I always do: she's a service animal," said Friis.

"I repeated again she's a service animal, and he said, 'That doesn't matter, she's a health code violation.'"

The management for the store said it was all a misunderstanding.

"We have misunderstandings," said Dave Bicket of Sunflower Farmers Market. "We want to resolve those as best we can, and we generally do -- so give us a chance, and we'll give the customer a chance, and we'll move forward."

Part of the misunderstanding may have come from customers.

"We had other customers commenting in regards to her service animal," said Bicket. "She was on a leash, I don't believe it was very close to her at the time, and didn't have any signifying marks that it was a service animal."

In the end Friis and Sprite were able to go back in the store and buy groceries. Sunflower Farmers Market is even planning to have a barbecue fundraiser to buy Sprite a special harness.

Friis said she hopes all businesses will take note of her experience.

Meanwhile, Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said his office is looking at ways to get the word out about service animals and the critical role they play in their owners' lives.

Is this a relative of yours since you have her last name in your screen name?

Check out the big brain on gunney's wife.

If you only knew....

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:43:01 AM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:

So, to answer your question, NO do not MYOB. Drop the dime.

Then how to do it with maximum effectiveness?
I dont want to be in the news, but I dont feel it is right for the store to receive bad publicity and have to pay for a BBQ.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:45:43 AM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:

Quoted:

So, to answer your question, NO do not MYOB. Drop the dime.

Then how to do it with maximum effectiveness?
I dont want to be in the news, but I dont feel it is right for the store to receive bad publicity and have to pay for a BBQ.

Call the service animal organization, tell them that this psycho broad is giving true service animals a bad name by trying to pass her cat off as a service animal. Sounds like the service animal people need to engage in a little public education. Media that ran the original story could help with that.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:46:35 AM EDT

[#25]

My (Beretta) Cougar is a service animal.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:47:49 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:

Quoted:

So, to answer your question, NO do not MYOB. Drop the dime.

Then how to do it with maximum effectiveness?
I dont want to be in the news, but I dont feel it is right for the store to receive bad publicity and have to pay for a BBQ.

Call the service animal organization, tell them that this psycho broad is giving true service animals a bad name by trying to pass her cat off as a service animal. Sounds like the service animal people need to engage in a little public education. Media that ran the original story could help with that.

+1

Or that fire thing.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:51:21 AM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

Quoted:

So, to answer your question, NO do not MYOB. Drop the dime.

Then how to do it with maximum effectiveness?
I dont want to be in the news, but I dont feel it is right for the store to receive bad publicity and have to pay for a BBQ.

It may be more effective to drop a dime on her after they have their fundraiser.

Right now, she's just some fucking nut with a cat and you'll look like a lunatic for trying to deprive her of her SEC. After she takes their money, it may be a fraud case and subject to real investrigation, which would confirm what you are saying.

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:53:25 AM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
If it were truly a service animal for a genuine disability, the woman would have a generous lawsuit on her hands courtesy of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Unfortunately for her, she's full of shit.

This, a cat cant do anything but be a good target

Posted: 8/22/2008 5:57:51 AM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:

Quoted:

So, to answer your question, NO do not MYOB. Drop the dime.

Then how to do it with maximum effectiveness?
I dont want to be in the news, but I dont feel it is right for the store to receive bad publicity and have to pay for a BBQ.

Call the service animal organization, tell them that this psycho broad is giving true service animals a bad name by trying to pass her cat off as a service animal. Sounds like the service animal people need to engage in a little public education. Media that ran the original story could help with that.

You know that is really the thing. There are people out their with disabilities using their service animals for their intended purpose, and I fully support, respect and admire that 100% But in my limited experience with service animals, I have seen it abused. The guy I know originally got the dog because he thought it would help him pick up women in bars. Never mind all the second hand smoke that poor dog has to breathe in and probably countless drunks stepping on it's paws.

It's like disability, I fully support it for people who truly need it, but in every case I have ever witnessed, the recipient didn't need it and the system was abused.

Posted: 8/22/2008 6:00:25 AM EDT

[#30]

Anonymous letter or a phone call from a pay phone. Or MYOB.

Posted: 8/22/2008 6:01:33 AM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
I work in a building with a woman who has no medical need for it but INSISTS on riding around/up & down through the building in one of those electric scooters called a "rascal". The story is that her Aunt owned/used this thing and when she died this woman got it from the estate. She now rides around the facility looking for areas that cannot accomadate her "scooter" then files frivolous ADA complaints. She has been confronted several times regarding the fact that she can produce no proof of medical need for the device but this does not deter her. She is a Federal employee if that helps anyone better understand the situation.

Upgrade the building, turbocharge the rascal, what she wants, its not worth fighting.

Kharn

Posted: 8/22/2008 6:02:56 AM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:
No documentation, no service animal.

an individual who is going to a restaurant or theater is not likely to be carrying documentation of his or her medical condition or disability. Therefore, such documentation generally may not be required as a condition for providing service to an individual accompanied by a service animal. Although a number of states have programs to certify service animals, you may not insist on proof of state certification before permitting the service animal to accompany the person with a disability.

www.ada.gov/qasrvc.htm

Posted: 8/22/2008 6:04:58 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
These don't mix. I don't care what it does, I don't want a cat where I buy food.

What's the big deal? Everything is packaged, except for the produce.

You do wash your produce, right? You know who's been handling it?

-WhyTanFox,
buddy of mine had a consulting gig in Germany, said people take their dogs everywhere, including bars and restaurants. Best trained animals he's ever seen. My point: I don't worry about animals in general, just the state of training most commonly encountered.

ETA: Granted, this lady is a loon, and others may abuse the whole service animal thing. But I don't see the problem with a well-trained animal being in a supermarket.

Posted: 8/22/2008 6:11:59 AM EDT

[#34]

Wow - a real-live Seeing Eye Cat.

Somebody call piccolo....

Posted: 8/22/2008 6:14:07 AM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:

Quoted:
These don't mix. I don't care what it does, I don't want a cat where I buy food.

What's the big deal? Everything is packaged, except for the produce.

You do wash your produce, right? You know who's been handling it?

-WhyTanFox,
buddy of mine had a consulting gig in Germany, said people take their dogs everywhere, including bars and restaurants. Best trained animals he's ever seen. My point: I don't worry about animals in general, just the state of training most commonly encountered.

ETA: Granted, this lady is a loon, and others may abuse the whole service animal thing. But I don't see the problem with a well-trained animal being in a supermarket.

I don't care. I live in the US not Germany. I wouldn't want a dog or bird or horse or any other animal in a place where I buy food. Not all groceries are prepackaged anyway. Most places now have delis, prepared foods, food bars, salad bars, etc. It's nasty. A cat is not a well trained animal, and even if it were a seeing eye dog or something like I still don't like it, but I can at least deal with that. This woman is just an attention seeker in a world of moonbats.

Posted: 8/22/2008 6:23:59 AM EDT

[#36]

Man, not even Piccolo had the audacity to get himself into a situation where the SEC got a barbecue fundraiser for a new harness!

I think this lady has thrown down the gauntlet, and Piccolo needs to train a new seeing eye cat.

Posted: 8/22/2008 6:27:38 AM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Is this a relative of yours since you have her last name in your screen name?

Sadly yes.
Thats how I know its bogus.

Good catch gunneys-wife!

Posted: 8/22/2008 6:29:38 AM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Is this a relative of yours since you have her last name in your screen name?

Sadly yes.
Thats how I know its bogus.

Good catch gunneys-wife!

How is it a good catch? I intended no camouflage here at all.

Posted: 8/22/2008 6:40:00 AM EDT

[#39]

calll store and tell them it is bogus and why it is.

Posted: 8/22/2008 6:47:16 AM EDT

[#40]

Quoted:
Wow - a real-live Seeing Eye Cat.

Somebody call piccolo....

I remember seeing eye cat. Much hilarity with that!

Posted: 8/22/2008 7:23:13 AM EDT

[#41]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Unfortunately, I know the person in the following story to be full of shit.
No medical conditions exist, except for obesity and perhaps mental issues.

A local disabled woman said she was discriminated against after she was denied access into a grocery store because of her service animal.

For Kateryna Friis, her cat Sprite is more than just an animal -- she's her service cat.

"Without my cat, I actually would not be able to leave the house," Friis said. "She's my key to the outside."

Friis said she has two rare genetic conditions as well as a circulatory disease.

She said she's also losing her eyesight. Friis said Sprite acts as a counterweight to help her balance while walking, and can also help detect seizures.

"Sprite can warn me before I pass out so I can sit down," Friis said. "She will alert me if I'm going to have a seizure from the pressure on my spine."

Friis said she has a service cat because she is allergic to dogs.

Friis and Sprite go everywhere together. However Friis said when they tried to go into a Sunflower Farmers Market grocery store there was one big problem.

"At the door they told me she could not enter. I responded as I always do: she's a service animal," said Friis.

"I repeated again she's a service animal, and he said, 'That doesn't matter, she's a health code violation.'"

The management for the store said it was all a misunderstanding.

"We have misunderstandings," said Dave Bicket of Sunflower Farmers Market. "We want to resolve those as best we can, and we generally do -- so give us a chance, and we'll give the customer a chance, and we'll move forward."

Part of the misunderstanding may have come from customers.

"We had other customers commenting in regards to her service animal," said Bicket. "She was on a leash, I don't believe it was very close to her at the time, and didn't have any signifying marks that it was a service animal."

In the end Friis and Sprite were able to go back in the store and buy groceries. Sunflower Farmers Market is even planning to have a barbecue fundraiser to buy Sprite a special harness.

Friis said she hopes all businesses will take note of her experience.

Meanwhile, Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said his office is looking at ways to get the word out about service animals and the critical role they play in their owners' lives.

Is this a relative of yours since you have her last name in your screen name?

PLEASE! Be a little more CONSIDERATE!!!

It's his WIFE for gosh sakes!!!

Posted: 8/22/2008 7:27:16 AM EDT

[#42]

Quoted:

Quoted:
No documentation, no service animal.

an individual who is going to a restaurant or theater is not likely to be carrying documentation of his or her medical condition or disability. Therefore, such documentation generally may not be required as a condition for providing service to an individual accompanied by a service animal. Although a number of states have programs to certify service animals, you may not insist on proof of state certification before permitting the service animal to accompany the person with a disability.

www.ada.gov/qasrvc.htm

Thats ridiculous. So basically anyone can claim their pet is a 'service animal' and you can't question them under threat of lawsuit

I HATE 'disabled' people that sit around and expect the world to stop and care for their disability while they leech off of the government. My grandfather is blind, but he doesn't receive a penny from the govt. Not only that, he leads an active life, travels overseas (usually with my grandmother, but he occasionally flys BY HIMSELF), and does carpentry work (yes he still has all his fingers). He refuses to let his blindness rule his life. Yes he has to do many things differently, but I have never heard him whine about it.

Posted: 8/22/2008 7:29:58 AM EDT

[#43]

I've heard of helper dogs and helper monkeys, but cats are a new one for me.

I knew a few people that had service dogs. The dogs wore special "coats" around their middles that I believe had "Service Animal" written on them.

If they're a trained service animal, then fine, the person shouldn't have any problem with bringing their service animal in. If a business prohibits a trained service animal from entering with a patron who has a disability, they are in violation of the ADA.

Posted: 8/22/2008 7:35:27 AM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:
PLEASE! Be a little more CONSIDERATE!!!

It's his WIFE for gosh sakes!!!

Oh HELL NO!

Thats my 5'-2" 320# 'ish 'little' sister....

Posted: 8/22/2008 7:51:42 AM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:

Quoted:
PLEASE! Be a little more CONSIDERATE!!!

It's his WIFE for gosh sakes!!!

Oh HELL NO!

Thats my 5'-2" 320# 'ish 'little' sister....

I was just kidding, Friiguy...

No malice intended...

Posted: 8/22/2008 7:55:09 AM EDT

[#46]

Quoted:

Quoted:
PLEASE! Be a little more CONSIDERATE!!!

It's his WIFE for gosh sakes!!!

Oh HELL NO!

Thats my 5'-2" 320# 'ish 'little' sister....

I was just kidding, Friiguy...

No malice intended...

I know.

None taken. Hell, after seeing the news story on this last night I didnt know whether to laugh or cry.

Posted: 8/22/2008 7:57:33 AM EDT

[#47]

Emails sent to news station. Start at the bottom and work your way up.

ETA: Basically just blowing me off unless I want to have an interview... Fuck that.
So much for journalistic integrity....

Hello again *****-- Actually there was a lady there from the service animal group (sorry, I don't know the official name of the organization). And yes, we will doing follow ups on the story. If you'd like to be interviewed to share your perspective, please leave your number with our assignment desk editors at 884-6324. Thanks again for your feedback.

Wynne E. Wood
Newsroom Office Manager
KOAT-TV

-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 9:00 AM
To: Wood, Wynne E
Subject: RE: Woman with Service Cat

I do not need help, but it would be nice to see KOAT follow up on this persons disabilities. Wouldn't it be nice if the news media (KOAT) would have confirmed that the cat is really a service animal before accusing the store and employees of acting inappropriately? Do you and your reporters feel it right and just to allow her to manipulate the store into paying for a barbeque and get the animal a harness?
**** Friis

-----Original Message-----
From: Wood, Wynne E [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 8:42 AM
To:
Subject: Woman with Service Cat

That is too bad. What can we do to help you?

Wynne E. Wood
Newsroom Office Manager
KOAT-TV

-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 8:29 AM
To: KOAT News Director
Subject: Web Viewer Feedback

EMAIL SUBJECT:
KOAT.com - Website Feedback

MESSAGE:
I am responding to your story regarding the "Disabled" woman and her "Service Cat".
Unfortunately for your news channel, you were duped into beleiving that this mentally ill person is in need of a service cat. Secondly, you were duped into believing that she is disabled.
Her only disability is obesity and hypochondria. These claims may sound unfounded, but it with grat sadness I must claim her as a family member.
Believe what you will, but to give a store, who did NOTHING wrong in turning away a delusional person and her pet, bad publicity is wrong.
Best yet, the store now feels obligated to oblige the woman's delusions and empower her misguided beliefs that she is in need of a service cat.

Posted: 8/22/2008 8:16:44 AM EDT

[#48]

Quoted:
Emails sent to news station. Start at the bottom and work your way up.

ETA: Basically just blowing me off unless I want to have an interview... Fuck that.
So much for journalistic integrity....

Hello again *****-- Actually there was a lady there from the service animal group (sorry, I don't know the official name of the organization). And yes, we will doing follow ups on the story. If you'd like to be interviewed to share your perspective, please leave your number with our assignment desk editors at 884-6324. Thanks again for your feedback.

Wynne E. Wood
Newsroom Office Manager
KOAT-TV

-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 9:00 AM
To: Wood, Wynne E
Subject: RE: Woman with Service Cat

I do not need help, but it would be nice to see KOAT follow up on this persons disabilities. Wouldn't it be nice if the news media (KOAT) would have confirmed that the cat is really a service animal before accusing the store and employees of acting inappropriately? Do you and your reporters feel it right and just to allow her to manipulate the store into paying for a barbeque and get the animal a harness?
**** Friis

-----Original Message-----
From: Wood, Wynne E [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 8:42 AM
To:
Subject: Woman with Service Cat

That is too bad. What can we do to help you?

Wynne E. Wood
Newsroom Office Manager
KOAT-TV

-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 8:29 AM
To: KOAT News Director
Subject: Web Viewer Feedback

EMAIL SUBJECT:
KOAT.com - Website Feedback

MESSAGE:
I am responding to your story regarding the "Disabled" woman and her "Service Cat".
Unfortunately for your news channel, you were duped into beleiving that this mentally ill person is in need of a service cat. Secondly, you were duped into believing that she is disabled.
Her only disability is obesity and hypochondria. These claims may sound unfounded, but it with grat sadness I must claim her as a family member.
Believe what you will, but to give a store, who did NOTHING wrong in turning away a delusional person and her pet, bad publicity is wrong.
Best yet, the store now feels obligated to oblige the woman's delusions and empower her misguided beliefs that she is in need of a service cat.

While I can respect your desire for journalistic integrity, I'm wondering why you're ratting out your sister and potentially cause her greater humiliation. I mean, why are you going out of your way on this issue rather than just letting it lie?

Posted: 8/22/2008 8:17:30 AM EDT

[#49]

CATapult!

Posted: 8/22/2008 8:26:57 AM EDT

[#50]

Donate the cat to the local chinese restraunt, then take the fatty out for some chinese buffet. Don't tell her what she's eating until halfway through the meal.

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