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Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security to look at guide dog law
Posted by Max Naylor on Wednesday, July 14, 2010
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security says that it has already begun preparations for a review of the law concerning community buildings and the right to keep a dog. The review will have a particular focus on those who require the animals to assist them with a disability.

The ministry says that they are aware of the case of an elderly woman who lives in a shared building in Akranes, a town just north of Reykjavík, where a recently moved in neighbour has complained about the woman’s guide dog and asked that it be removed from the building. Current Icelandic legislation states that in such situations, permission must be sought from all of a building’s residents before an animal can be kept there.

“The ministry is very aware of the importance of such [animal] assistants, and welcomes the successful outcome that has been reached on this particular matter in cooperation with the local authority,” the announcement says.

Source: mbl.is
Image: Gúnna

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