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HOW TO HANDLE ASSISSTIVE
AND SERVICE ANIMALS IN
THE WORKPLACE
Reprinted with permission from CalChamber
disability.” Examples of assistive animals
include:
• Guide dogs trained for the blind or
visually impaired;
• Signal dogs or other animals trained
for the deaf or hearing impaired;
SERVICE
DOG
It is becoming more and more common
to see animals accompany their owners
into stores and workplaces to assist as
service or assistive animals — but
whether