Diabetes has become more and more of a problem in the U.S. According to the American Diabetes Association 300,000 people will die this year from diabetes. That's more than breast cancer and AIDS combined. Type 1 diabetes is the more serious form of diabetes and the onset is typically diagnosed in children. For some kids, like my brother, they struggle with hypoglycemic unawareness. That's when you can't feel when your blood sugar is dangerously low. Read more about diabetes...
Red Alert Dogs for Diabetics (R.A.D.D.) was started after we were scammed for $17,000 (See in the Courts). I started Red Alert to help families that were scammed like us, and to help other families so that no one would have to go through what we did. See R.A.D.D. goals for more info.
You can visit our trainers website at www.alertservicedogs.com
The Lawsuit is over!
About 3 years ago I was scammed for $17,000. We recieved a dog that was nothing close to a service dog. We ended up loosing the dog and the money. The Missouri Attourny General filled a lawsuit about a year later. Just last week we heard the news that it is all over. Heaven Scent Paws has been shut down and Michele Reinkemeyer has been ordered to pay back nearly $200,000 to the people she scammed.
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The Missouri Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Heaven Scent Paws onbehalf of our family and others around the country. I had sold almost $17,000 in lemonade for a service dog for my brother. Heaven Scent Paws has every cent of those donations and we have nothing. We had to return my brother's dog after several experts evaluated him as a fear/bite risk dog with no scent training and no ability to learn. Plus he actually did bite my brother. The next hearing is May 2009. The courts are in the process of taking depositions and getting ready for a trial. When they set a trial date, we'll let you know. Read more...