We Are Being Encouraged to be More Welcoming to Guide Dog Handlers

Discrimination is alive and well


24 April 2019

Hit News Team

South Burnett business owners are being encouraged to be more welcoming toward guide dog handlers.

The call out comes after a damning new survey of Aussie Guide Dog Owners, finding that far too many are being discriminated against – because of their dog.

One in two handlers say that they have been refused a service or entry to a public place with cafes and restaurants the worst offenders.

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