A U.S. Army and Navy veteran says he was told he had to leave a west Houston restaurant because of his service dog.
According to KHOU.com, Aryeh Ohayon “called Houston Police and waited inside the restaurant. He claims the officer who responded made him feel even worse. ‘I told him what my disabilities were. That’s when he said, you’re not blind,’ recalled Ohayon. ‘[He said] I don’t see why you need the dog.'”
Ohayon served this country for 23 years. He says the memories from his more than two decades of service have led to depression and PTSD, both of which his service dog Bandit is there for. “He’s the alert if I start to have a panic attack or start to go into a flashback mode,” said Ohayon.
“It feels like your service and experience that you’ve done to defend and uphold the constitution and protect this country have been belittled,” said Ohayon.
Texas does have a new law “passed less than year ago by Governor Rick Perry protects people with service dogs from being refused entry into public places.”
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