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Originally Posted by Monkei
I have a friend who has "money". He recently took his Sheltie to Las Vegas and had him certified as a "service dog". It was merely a money transaction, the dog is in no way a service dog but now they are able to take the dog anywhere, slap his vest on and carry the certification papers wans walla. Flights, malls, dinners, etc.
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And this fake certification would seem to make the dog a tax deduction
Guide Dog or Other Service Animal—
You can include in medical expenses the costs of buying, training, and maintaining a guide dog or other service animal to assist a visually impaired or hearing-impaired person, or a person with other physical disabilities. This includes any costs, such as food, grooming, and veterinary care, incurred in maintaining the health and vitality of the service animal so that it may perform its duties.
Maybe they even deducted the cost of the trip to Las Vegas as part of the expense of buying, training, and maintaining. A quick Google search for service dog certification in Las Vegas landed me on a site for LV Service Dogs offering "the premier provider in Las Vegas, NV of service dog certification, service dog certificate, assistance dog certification, assistance dog certificate" and you've got to love their website (not working)
bringyourdoganywhere.com. Sure sounds like their business model fits the poster's allegation. And an online discussion of this crooked business is at
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