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10-01-2010, 03:14 PM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC
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| Food for Thought I copied and pasted this newsletter from Dr. Jon. that I received via email. Life Earlier this year, I read a story about a Pennsylvania man that was denied food stamps for his service dog. According to the article, the state welfare agency had DENIED the man additional food stamp support for his service dog, and a Pennsylvania appeals court upheld that ruling. The dog owner is a 55-year-old disabled, unemployed veteran who lives alone with his service dog. The man relies on his service dog to pull his wheelchair and to bring things to him. The man applied for additional food stamp support to help feed his dog and he was denied because the state ruled that animals do not qualify for food stamps. So pet food may not be purchased with food stamps. In this case, the disabled veteran felt that an exception should be made - his dog is a working dog that assists him in his daily life, and the dog requires supplemental nutrition because of all the work the dog does for him. Should working dogs be eligible for food stamps in situations like these? Should all food stamp recipients be allowed to use food stamps for pet food? These are good questions. And I'm sure there are some very strong opinions on both sides of this issue. What do you think? Take our poll. Do you think people should be allowed to use food stamps for pet food? Please leave your comments at the end. Until next time, Dr. Jon
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10-01-2010, 03:39 PM | #2 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York, NY USA
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| very intersting story. First off, In his case, they should provide him with additional food stamp for his dog casue he is SERVICE DOG. On the other hand, I know for fact that there are so many people who stay on food stamp by getting cash paid job. They have money to buy brand name shoes and clothes, but still stay on food stamp. I don't think my tax money should go to people who has money to buy pet. It is just my opinion...
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10-01-2010, 03:47 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I feel they should be allowed to buy pet food. They are part of your family. He is a disabled veteran who served his country and now needs help. I am sure his dog helps keep him living on his own rather than in a facility that the government would have to pay for. It seems unfair to me.
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10-01-2010, 05:28 PM | #4 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | I don't think food stamps is the right program to pay for this cost. But then I also think that food stamps should be used to pay for junk food, either. I do think that the cost of food and veterinary care for certified service dogs should be covered by some very controlled program for disabled people who can't afford it. Even if you set aside compassion (which is very important in my book), I bet that disabled people with service dogs have a better quality of life and ultimately cost the taxpayer less than those who don't have them. |
10-01-2010, 06:06 PM | #5 |
YT 1000 Club Member | If he is truly disable I think he should get money to buy food and care for his dog. I don't think they should give just anybody money for it though. If he is not getting anything but disability then he probably don't have the money for dog food. My opinion. |
10-02-2010, 06:13 PM | #7 |
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| I think there should be some organization to cover his dog's food costs, in his case. But this debate brings me back memory lane. When my sister was in high school, she had a grocery store job. She told a person that tried to purchase dog food with food stamps that they couldn't, and they went and picked up more ground beef, stating that "well, my dogs can eat this just as well." That bothered me.
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