Posted on 05/17/2018 10:12:49 AM PDT by servo1969
American Airlines is making it very clear: Insects, goats and hedgehogs cannot be brought on planes as emotional support animals. The airline revised its guidelines on Monday for comfort animals on flights.
Those who want to bring such an animal on board now have to file paperwork 48 hours before a flight, and there are new restrictions on which types of animals are permitted.
"We support the rights of customers, from veterans to people with disabilities, with legitimate needs for a trained service or support animal," American Airlines said in a press release. "Unfortunately, untrained animals can lead to safety issues for our team, our customers and working dogs onboard our aircraft."
Emotional support animals provide comfort to those suffering from emotional or psychological conditions such as anxiety, depression and panic attacks. They're typically allowed to fly on planes for free if they meet certain requirements.
The use of such animals on flights has ballooned in recent years. American Airlines (AAL) said that between 2016 and 2017, the number of customers transporting service or support animals aboard their planes rose by more than 40%.
Now, the airline is cracking down.
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This includes not only insects, goats and hedgehogs, but also ferrets, spiders, and non-household birds, like chickens and hawks. Unclean animals, or animals with an odor, are banned, too.
Miniature horses, meanwhile, remain okay, so long as they're properly trained as service animals.
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“Miniature horses, meanwhile, remain okay, so long as they’re properly trained as service animals.”
My giraffe is banned, so is Mrs Deplorable’s Elephant...I guess my giraffe is happy since he didn’t like the lack of headroom...
They'll let them ride on the wing. 
He probably has the Senior Executive extra-large version:
One of my favorite scenes. Richly deserved demise.
What’s brown and sounds like a bell?
I heard the mniature horses are for the muslims, because dogs are unclean to them. Which is absurd, because everyone knows, there’s nothin’ cleaner than a hound’s tooth!
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