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DOT Proposal Wants To “Ban” Emotional Support Animals
The United States Department of Transportation has put out a new proposal that would make it more difficult for passengers to travel with any emotional support animal that is not a dog. (www.gatechecked.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Agree Mike - about time world wide ban on this stupidity
It is about time this ongoing scam is finally going to be recognized and corrected. Now we need to do it everywhere else:, Stores, restaurants, hotels, apartments, etc. "Emotional Support" animals are not trained Service Animals, as the article outlines.
Students would bring their barking chihuahuas to class when I was in college (graduated a year ago to put that in perspective), and the professors could not do anything about it even though it distracted other students. It was even used as a loophole for students, primarily freshmen with their first breath of freedom from their parents, as a way to get a pet and allow it to live in the dorms with them. Service animals are one thing and are important to people with disabilities, but this whole "emotional support animal" program is being abused like no other due to loopholes.
Happens here at my Condo building. No pets, but, "Emotional Support" animals cannot be challenged, total scam.
For bringing them to class, yes, you can challenge that.
https://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm
"Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA."
For housing, that is a different story, as ESAs are allowed under the provisions of the Fair Housing Act.
https://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm
"Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA."
For housing, that is a different story, as ESAs are allowed under the provisions of the Fair Housing Act.
As long as the airlines still reserve the right to ask the passenger with the ESA to provide documentation saying that they need to have it, per the Air Carrier Access Act, I'm down with this.
But again, the airlines have *ALWAYS* had that right, and need to exercise it more than they do.
But again, the airlines have *ALWAYS* had that right, and need to exercise it more than they do.
Compassion and empathy are always needed.