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Why not license the dogs, issue ID tags, and make people “prove” they’re service dogs. Have physicians sign off on the need.
I saw a woman with a service dog so old, it needed it’s own service dog!! The dog could barely walk.
Now screwballs want "companion horses", "companion peacocks", "companion insects".
The people who abuse this are likely the same people who abuse handicapped parking tags.
Quit banning dogs in public life. Convert dog parks into pens to house people who dislike dogs.
The law should be specific that it is about “emotional support” dogs and other animals. Service animals are permitted by ADA and the restrictions on them are written into that law. An example being that a service animal would not be allowed in the sterile area of a hospital. A place of public accommodation is permitted to ask if the animal is a service animal and what assistance it gives. That is all. Proof or certification or special registration/licensing is not required.
The Fair Housing Act has different standards and allows for both “emotional support animals” and service animals. FHA requires covered landlords to make reasonable accommodations for tenants with ESA. The tenant is supposed to provide proof from a mental health professional that an ESA is needed.
AFAIK there is not any provision in the law which requires the mental health professional to have a personal ongoing medical relationship with the person requiring such proof. And that is the problem. Since state fair housing law cannot preempt the federal FHA by creating a “test” which circumvents the more liberal standards of the federal. A change in HUD’s FHA regulations would be required.
About frikkin time !
I’ve heard about all the “service animal “ nightmares on airlines for years
These are ANIMALS duh !
If you’re not BLIND you don’t need a service animal
You need a SHRINK !
Remember the story about the lady with two pet peacocks who wanted to take them on a plane as ‘support animals?’
Fortunately, the airline declined.