Wording on eBay listing for service dog vest raises ire

By Lindsay Cohen Published: Aug 5, 2011 at 11:06 PM PDT

SEATTLE -- From heart-shaped potatoes to an alien in a jar, you can find just about anything for sale on eBay.

But the line between frightening and fraudulent compelled one local woman to step in.

Redmond resident Mickey Stuart, whose 13-year-old son relies on a trained service dog to mitigate the effects of his autism, says she was first alerted to a listing for a service dog vest on eBay through a network of service dog owners. There was outrage among the group, Stuart says, over the seller's description that the vest could be used for non-service dogs.

"Use this for your good puppy and take her shopping with you," the listing describes. "May have to play blind or stupid, but you love your puppy."

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