North Texas vet cries foul after he and service dog kicked out of post office

North Texas vet cries foul after he and service dog kicked out of post office
WFAA News
by JOBIN PANICKER
June 21, 2013

THE COLONY -- Wherever Zack Pennington goes, so does Ella, his service dog.

Pennington is a Navy veteran who served from 1998 to 2007 and did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“She's a safety blanket for me,” he said.

Pennington was diagnosed with PTSD is 2008, and through a program called "Shepherds For Lost Sheep" put his own dog, Ella, through training to help with his disorder.

“People don't recognize they don't wear a physical badge that labels them,” said Cynthia Stamer, an attorney who helps businesses with compliance issues like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Pennington recounts a moment when he was escorted out of a post office in The Colony in early June for having his service dog. He claims the postal worker saw the dog and asked why she needed to be inside.

“By me saying what [Ella] was for, I would have been revealing my diagnosis to a room full of strangers,” Pennington said.
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