[Publib] Pets in Libraries

[Sharon Foster]

I don't know if the news about the chimp in CT who attacked a friend
of its "owner" reached Oregon, but you will want to rethink that
policy. The chimp had to be killed, and the victim is still in the
hospital weeks later. Very gruesome story.

Sharon M. Foster, 91.7% Librarian
Speaker-to-Computers
http://www.vsa-software.com/mlsportfolio/






2009/4/1 Rawles-Heiser, Carolyn <Carolyn.Rawles-Heiser at ci.corvallis.or.us>:
> We do not allow animals except for service animals.   HOWEVER, in recent
> years we have experienced a mini-explosion of people who carry dogs (mostly)
> around with them, claiming they are service animals that help reduce
> stress.   We have been told by our attorney that we need to take the
> person's word for it that it is actually a service animal and  not *just* a
> pet-- we can't ask for proof.     The best one, and I think I may have
> shared this with the list in the past, was the woman who-I Swear-brought a
> loose monkey into the library and let it run wild.    She claimed she was
> planning on having it trained to become a service animal but that it had not
> yet begun its training (obvious by its behavior).  Thank goodness she did
> not say it was already a service animal because we would have had to allow
> it, although our attorney did say we could insist it be restrained.    One
> of those days when I thought I had seen everything!!
>
> Carolyn
>
>
> Carolyn Rawles-Heiser
> Library Director
> Corvallis--Benton County Public Library
> 645 NW Monroe Ave.
> Corvallis, OR  97330
>
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