A family has denied dog adoption for their autistic 9-year-old son who has filed a human rights complaint in Ontario.
This is not just a complaint on behalf of my son, but it is a complaint on behalf of the entire autism community and their families.reasoning mother Erin Doan, a resident of Listowel, in mid -London and Toronto.
On Wednesday, the family filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal against Kismutt Rescuea non-profit organization that collects and then places dogs for adoption in new homes.
Ms. said. There he was discouraged to learn that it was a dog shelter in St. Louis. Marys-area has subscribed to a policy prohibiting families with autism from adopting dogs.
” [Les personnes autistes] one animal deserves the same love as another. “
Kismutt Rescue Posted a lengthy message on Facebook about its policy of reporting two reported incidents in families where a child has autism: in one case, a child was bitten by a dog. On the other hand, he hit a dog with a fan.
After the second incident with the second dog, I decided no dog would be taken from homes with autistic children.indicates the message of the organization.
He also mentioned that 99% of students have autism have temper tantrums and can be aggressive and violentwhich was formally refuted by Michael Cnudde, of Autism Ontario.
Not only is that wrong, but it’s based on junk science, he protests. The reality of the situation is the risk of violent behavior for people on the spectrum [de l’autisme] is no different from the general population.
Discrimination
The Doan family’s lawyer, Christopher Achkar, aims to seek discrimination before the Human Rights Tribunal while favoring a peaceful resolution of the dispute.
The court’s job is to assess whether Erin and her child were being treated unfairly because of her child’s disability or perceived disability, he summarizes.
A business or organization has the right to refuse service to a person, the lawyer explains, but not if the justification is subject to the human rights code.
While awaiting the outcome of the legal process, the Doan family adopted the dog from another nonprofit, Misfits Rescuein Wingham.
However, Ms. hopes. Doan to motivate his complaint Kismutt Rescue to take a different approach.
The best result is an awareness and recognition that while the intentions are good, they are acting the wrong way.
CBC News contacted Kismutt Rescue on Tuesday, but nothing has been heard from them yet.
With information from Rebecca Zandbergen, CBC
Source: Radio-Canada
