Posted on 09/12/2019 2:09:25 PM PDT by max americana
Emotional support animals come in all shapes and sizes—as large and ostentatious as a miniature horse or full-sized peacock, or as unobtrusive as a well-trained guinea pig. Some offer support via timely yaps, others by quiet companionship. Some are friends to all, others take their work too seriously to bother with strangers. In the US, most public places are under no obligation to make any allowance for these animals, whatever their demeanor or size. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines service animals in terms of their extensive training—think guide dogs or medical-emergency animals that receive months of specialized instruction. But emotional support animals, who may receive no training whatsoever, are excluded from the law’s protection.
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A crackdown is underway As of last year, airlines can now require paperwork in advance that confirms animals have been vaccinated, are certified as emotional support animals, and that their owners take complete responsibility for them. Since August, airline employees have been able to exclude animals they consider to be a safety risk—though excluding entire dog or cat breeds is prohibited. The anti-vax movement is effectively reversing decades of progress in disease prevention More rules may be forthcoming. In a months-long open session last year, the department received around 4,500 comments on the topic. In response, it announced in August this year that a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the transportation of service animals would come as soon as it had reviewed these comments. Many came from a coalition of stakeholders—multiple US carriers, flight attendant and pilot unions, guide-dog foundations, and members of the disability community—who have asked federal officials to up the ante and put further restrictions in place.
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Can I take my emotional support grizzly with me? He calms my nerves when I have to fly with members of the most peaceful religion. I know he will tear the goat lovers to shreds.
Start carrying a dog whistle and play music for the dear animals the whole flight.
If it's Illinois then "citizen" means the dog is allowed to vote and "good" means it votes for Democrats.
I’d better get on that vacation with my support rhino herd quick. Thanks.
S#!t@ss Snowflakes.
I demand reparations ! !!
Real reason is that some TSA agents refuse to do cavity searches on them....and other’s enjoy it too much....
They're attention whores. And they're everywhere. Stupid narcissistic people and their dumb animals. If they're too fragile to go out of their home without their animal, then they need to stay at home.
Interesting but not surprising findings. Generation upon generation was bred to develop certain characteristics, so it shouldn’t be surprising that identifiable traits could be found. It seems that no one except one particular advocacy group would deny that.
Amen!
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If they’re too fragile to go out of their home without their animal, then they need to stay at home.”
“Start carrying a dog whistle”
you just gave me an ahole idea LOL but I dont want to be the cause of a crash..
Recently flew on a commercial flight and walked past a Southwest Airlines flight/gate, that was deboarding.
A middle aged guy walks out with a VERY large, black dog (on leash).
I pittied the poor fool who had to sit next to those two. This looked like a (typical for Southwest) full flight.
Who gnu?
I’m flying with an emotional support alpaca.
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