Fiona
Bruce MP attended major Guide Dogs event in Parliament
Fiona
Bruce MP today attended a major gathering in Parliament in support of the Guide
Dogs campaign “Access All Areas”. The campaign asserts that guide dog owners
still experience discrimination with 74% of respondents to a survey carried out
by the charity saying that they had been refused access somewhere because they
had their guide dog with them.
Fiona Bruce said “This
was the biggest campaign event I have attended in Parliament with Guide Dog
owners and their dogs from all over the country and hundreds of supporters. I strongly
support the Access All Areas campaign since I spent time walking around the
town centre of Congleton, blindfolded, being led by a trained Guide Dog. This demonstrated
to me what an indispensable support these dogs are and how important it is,
therefore, that they are allowed into every facility their owners need to go.”
