Legal Resources for Service Animal

Red Cross: Tips for People with Service Animals

ADA Business Brief on Service Animals is a resource for business owners and employees about Service Animals and the Law. Also available in PDF format.

ADA Guide for Local Governments on Emergency Preparedness explains how to make community emergency preparedness and response programs accessible to people with disabilities.

Common Questions on Service Animals at Businesses is another resource for business owners and employees about Service Animals and the Law.

A on Service Animals: Common Questions is an article where the ADA answers specific, common questions in regards to service animals and the law.

Assistance Animal/Guide Dog Laws covers the statues on North Carolina Assistance Animals and Service Animals in the law.

Service Dog Central: North Carolina covers many statutes and laws regarding Service Dogs in North Carolina.

Tips for First Responders – Service Animals provides tips for emergency service personnel and service animals.

Finding a Service Animal

The links below are organizations, groups, or associations that either refer those seeking a service animal to a local trainer, or provide information about area resources for finding service animals.

Canine Service Animals

Eyes Ears Nose and Paws (EENP) in Carrboro, NC is a nonprofit organization that trains and places assistance dogs.

Carolina Canines in Wilmington, NC works with individuals who have functional limitations due to a variety of disabilities, working with dogs as service animals.

Paws 4 People aims to enhance the lives of students (both those with disabilities or special needs and those without), seniors, people with serious illness, and people with disabilities by using the "Special Powers" of canine companionship displayed by highly trained Assistance Dogs.

Lifeline Canines in Hubert, NC is a nonprofit organization working for therapy dogs.

The Delta Society is a national nonprofit organization that incorporates therapy, service and companion animals into the lives of people with disabilities.

Service and Assistant Dog Trainers Listing from American Dog Trainers Network.

Service Dog Trainers by WolfPacks.

Assistance Dogs International, Inc.

Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc. is located in Florida, but it also has a North Carolina Outreach Program. More information is below.

Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc. N.C. Outreach Program
 
Address:
11 Union Street South
Suite 210
Concord, NC 28026

Phone No.: (704) 721-5000
Fax No.: (704) 262-9225

Non-canine Service Animals

The Guide Horse Foundation is an organization dedicated to providing a safe, cost-effective and reliable mobility alternative for visually impaired people.

Gear, Services, & Advocacy for Service Animals

Wolf Packs: Gear for Working Dogs

Guide Dog Training Schools Resource List by the National Federation of People with Blindness.*

Service Animal Registry of America

Service Dog Registry

Psychiatric Service Dog Society (PSDS) is an advocacy and educational group for canines as service dogs for people with psychiatric or mental disabilities.

Working Like Dogs is an international resource for people with working dogs and service dogs.

Service Animals in the News

National News: Creature Comforts by Rebecca Skloot in 2008 covers the controversy of "alternative" (non-canine) service animals.

Local News; Dogs track allergens to keep children safe by Stephanie Reitz, published in the News & Observer.