Totally correct! While guide and assistance dogs provide a valuable service to their owners with disabilities. Society and policy makers cannot discount the many other assistance animals like miniature guide horses and helper monkeys that provide independence for people with disabilities.
As such having one standard for Photo ID Cards that CRTASA now offers is the logical approach and new trend to help people with disabilities validate their rightful ownership of an officially trained service animal that is not the typical seeing eye-dog.
Our discussion forum explores new opportunities to expand barrier free access in Canada and USA for people with disabilities using a service or therapy animal for assistance.
Role of CRTASA
- CRTASA
- Canadian Registry of Therapy Animal & Service Animals (CRTASA) is a centralized registry operating in Canada & US since 2010. It registers service & therapy animals and extends annual memberships to verified applicants that also receive a valid CRTASA Photo ID Card to readily confirm their rightful ownership of their official animal to a place of business. Service animals registered by CRTASA include guide dogs and other trained species (eg. helper monkeys, miniature seeing guide horses, etc..) CRTASA does not certify service animals - it only registers those already officially trained/certified to assist their owner with a disability. The standardized CRTASA Photo ID Card alleviates past confusion that variety of ID Cards (issued by different states, provinces and training facilities) posed for businesses across North America - many of whom were unfamiliar with the issuing body. CRTASA members also benefit from point of purchase discounts on animal products/services extended by participating CRTASA corporate fellows. For details Email: info@crtasa.com or visit www.crtasa.com
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