I’m starting to see many people with these so-called ‘service’ animals everywhere. You used to hardly ever see one, maybe once or twice a year. Now it’s so common, I begin to wonder if they are real service animals, or just pets that the owners put some special harness on.......................flame away.............
There goes any hope of ending this BS.
yes, there are people that need seeing eye dogs for one, but all these others are just infringing on other peoples rights to not have animals every where they go...
About 5 years ago, I read an article written by a veterinarian who bragged about passing her pit bull off as a service animal (she bought a vest and some kind of legit looking fake certificate). Sad but people have thoroughly exploited the “service animal” status.
It’s a Saturday morning thing at on of our Home Depots.
There have always been crazy and unstable people. It's a relatively recent phenomenon that that news media glorifies them.
As to the article, there are a zillion ways to get a dog across country. This wasn't done because of the child. The child was a prop so they could attack the airline.
I drove for Trailways for two years. People were constantly trying to pass filthy undisciplined critters off as “service animals”.
"Delta Passenger Repeatedly Attacked in the Face by a Large "Support" Dog Sues Airline and the Owner of the Dog The Complaint Against Delta - Analysis & Discussion"
On June 4, 2017, after Marlin Jackson boarded Delta Flight 1430 in the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, he was repeatedly attacked in the face by a large "support" dog seated on a man's lap.
On May 24, 2019, Jackson sued Delta Airlines and the owner of the dog in Fulton County state court. The complaint details the allegations against the two parties and asks for a jury trial.
Our report discusses the legal complaint and is divided into four parts: The Complaint Against Delta, The Complaint Against the Dog's Owner, Questions and Discussion; and a Summary.
Jackson v. Delta et al. Atlanta, GA - A man viciously attacked in the face by an alleged "support" dog onboard a Delta aircraft in 2017 has sued Delta Air Lines and the owner of the dog. A lawsuit filed in Fulton County state court alleges that Marlin Jackson was in a window seat when a large dog seated on the lap of a man next to his repeatedly attacked his face while pining him against the window of the plane. This occurred just after Jackson asked the owner multiple times, "Is your dog going to bite me?"
Leading Up to the Complaint
After this attack, we wrote a special report detailing the widely abused loophole in three federal acts pertaining to service and emotional support animals (ESA); the unprovoked attack on Jackson by a large unrestrained "support" dog onboard Delta Flight 1430; the case against Delta Air Lines and competing public interests; the inconsistent federal and airline safety policies in regards to service animals and ESAs; and an addendum about psychiatric service animals.. . "
https://blog.dogsbite.org/2019/06/passenger-files-complaint-against-delta-after-vicious-dog-attack.html
They don’t belong on a plane, train, boat or a kayak.
My parents had pets all of their lives and they never mandated they be allowed special privileges.
You want a pet...take care of it.
Its not my job or anyone else.
I have had dogs in show and trained them for various roles, and I see many times people abusing the system when it comes to service dogs.
Just recently I was at the Boston airport and a young couple had a dogs with a coat saying service dog. That was no service dog at all. He held the dog he let people stroke and kiss the dog , and when he was questioned about his dog he pretended and lied about his girlfriend having seizures. If that was true she would be with the dog not he, and the dog was certainly not trained. When I questioned on how long the training was and where they quickly left for their terminal
You can go into a store, shopping mall and see people with those small dogs being carried by the owner which have a coat saying service dog. They are not service dogs at all.
For $75 you can get a coat, a piece of paper , and a tag saying your dog is a service dog. It is disgusting that people use this to take their dogs into places where they should not be.
I worked for Delta for 3.5 years (post military retirement “fun” job) and the increase in “service animals” we allowed on flights was enormous. Most of these “Fifi’s” were anything but. Our hands were tied by the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). It’s about the biggest scam going in the passenger airline business.