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Old 12-30-2024, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa View Post
It’s very difficult. My brother is blind and has a highly trained and totally legitimate guide dog. His guide dog is literally his eyes and he is very dependent on her. Legally, he can’t be denied traveling with his dog (or staying in any hotel or accompanying him into any private business) within the United States. Unfortunately, those protections are not available to him and his dog when traveling internationally, including Europe.
Apart from veterinary and health certification, there are no restrictions of entry for guide dogs in UK.and as far as I am aware, majority Europe is the same.
Guide dogs here have legal access same as people to all public transport, buildings etc.