Excellent Service Dog Fundraiser--with bonus rant

First click here for a really powerful request from a parent trying not only to look out for her child's interests but also to get help about an appropriately trained service dog.




RantWoman enthusiastically endorses this plea for funds.
http://tapeflags.blogspot.com/2012/10/an-open-letter-from-my-friend-sarai.html


If you have not been fully inspired or your life still suffers a tirade deficit, may RantWoman offer a couple comparatively further remonstrances:
From another mom trying to figure out how to fund training for a dog who already provides many of the benefits of a dog with more training:

...it really pisses me off that disabled people have to either fork over massive amounts of money or go without, when it comes to service dogs. ... Why is it that our government can justify spending massive amounts of money to kill and disable people in other countries, but not to pay for the relatively small cost (for the government, but huge for most individuals who aren't independently wealthy) of a service dog??

Why should parents like Sarai and myself have to worry about our kids wandering off and getting hit by a car, failing in school, etc....just because we cannot afford the training for these dogs?

RantWoman's version from the perspective of a state budget in a state where there are a large number of known billionaires most of whom RantWoman suspects are tragically undertaxed:

The state budget version is why should parents have to bear all the risks just because our poor benighted rich people need some more tax breaks and a lot of people are afflicted by paralyzing phobias every time anyone breathes thoughts of fairer taxation?

Please note: the rants above are framed in terms of government. RantWoman would never discourage the private sector from taking more initiative as well.

Here's hoping Sarai in the post at the top gets her service dog funded and trained. Then she can move on to fun, fun, fun moments such as the ones captured here:

http://rantwomanrsof.blogspot.com/2011/04/service-dogs-simplicity-integrity-and.html


http://rantwomanrsof.blogspot.com/2011/07/service-animals.html