The Justice Department has settled a lawsuit under the Americans With Disabilities Act with Wal-Mmart Stores, Inc., including the treatment of people with service animals. "Many of the complaints alleged that persons with disabilities were denied access to Wal-Mart stores or were denied an equal opportunity to shop, free of repeated challenges by Wal-Mart staff, because they were accompanied by service animals. Service animals are dogs and other animals that are individually trained to work or perform tasks for persons with disabilities." You can read more about it here. They were given a Service Animal Policy they must follow within 30 days of the settlement.
The photo above is of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) with his dog, Fala, from the Roosevelt Library. Although Fala wasn't technically a service dog, he did provide valuable companionship for the President, who was confined to a wheelchair. The beautiful, unusual FDR memorial in Washington, DC pays tribute to their relationship in one of the outdoor "rooms."
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