To combat negative stigmas and to draw more positive attention to these animals, shelter workers will do things like accessorize black cats and dogs with bright
collars and
bandanas, and hold functions, such
as «Black is Beautiful» or «Black is Back» to try and raise awareness that these animals are need homes, too.
(d) For purposes of this section, «guide dog» or «assistance dog» includes a dog being trained
as a guide dog or assistance dog and «person training a dog
as a guide dog for a blind person or a dog to assist a deaf or mobility impaired person» means a person who is employed by and authorized to engage in designated training activities by a guide dog organization or assistance dog organization that complies with the criteria for membership in a professional association of guide dog or assistance dog schools and who carries photographic identification indicating such employment and authorization, or a person who volunteers for a guide dog organization or assistance dog organization that authorizes such volunteers to raise dogs to become guide dogs or assistance dogs and causes the identification of such dog with (1) identification tags, (2) ear tattoos, (3) identifying
bandanas on puppies, (4) identifying coats on adult dogs, or (5) leashes and
collars.