Posted on Oct 27, 2015
Do you think people should be able to claim their pets as emotional support animals if they are untrained?
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Airline employees are upset about the alleged abuse of people getting their pets recognized as "emotional support animals" even though they have never been trained to be emotional support animals. There are now doctors who for a fee will write the necessary paperwork for your animal to be declared an emotional support animal and they will also issue a ID for your pet as well as a certificate.
People with disabilities also say that this is creating a problem for them because the untrained dogs will engage their trained dogs and behave badly giving true service dogs a poor reputation.
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/an_uptick_in_service_animals_on_airplanes_is_sparking_controversy
People with disabilities also say that this is creating a problem for them because the untrained dogs will engage their trained dogs and behave badly giving true service dogs a poor reputation.
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/an_uptick_in_service_animals_on_airplanes_is_sparking_controversy
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Wait. Airline employees are upset because there are too many "emotional support animals"? Everyone's feelings need validation and support? Let's buy everyone a freaking binky.
Good grief.
Good grief.
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1SG (Join to see) Yes, had one tell me about it himself... maybe he was having a bad day...It isn't about the valid support and service animals that they are upset, it's about those that aren't and have fake documentation.
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CPT (Join to see) As odd as it may sound, I connected with a horse that helped me a lot with PTSD. No I am not going to take him to shopping with me, and his lack of training didn't make him less effective.
And, I didn't ask to take him on the plane with me.
And, I didn't ask to take him on the plane with me.
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LTC (Join to see) There are programs horses are being used in to help those with PTSD. Are you aware of this? By the way I read about a woman with a miniture horse that is a service animal she takes everywhere with her. I'll see if I can find that article for you.
http://www.va.gov/health/newsfeatures/2014/September/Reining-In-PTSD-With-Equestrian-Therapy.asp
http://www.va.gov/health/newsfeatures/2014/September/Reining-In-PTSD-With-Equestrian-Therapy.asp
Reining in PTSD with Equestrian Therapy
Veterans participating in the residential treatment program at the Bedford VA, in Massachusetts, are being given a chance to spend a day riding horses, or just walking through a quiet pasture.
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SFC Richard Lee
Those other animals are comfort animals, not service animals. Only dogs were trained as service animals and i'm not aware of any other breeds being trained as service animals.
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Yes, it us a growing problem. I fly almost every week and the number of people carrying scruffy in their carry on kennel is a bit much. This is the rough equivalent of Linus and his security blanket. If you cannot leave the house, take a trip, function in society without a furry mammal in your arms/lap etc. you are in real trouble. Sorry, the truth can be brutal. This is another "first world" problem here in America.
The dogs pee in the airport, some are flea infested, others bark and whine incessantly and of course the owners think they should be able to let their pets run all over the airport.
What happened to the good old days where pets rode in the luggage compartment and us humans rode in the cabin?
No issue with working service dogs at all.
The dogs pee in the airport, some are flea infested, others bark and whine incessantly and of course the owners think they should be able to let their pets run all over the airport.
What happened to the good old days where pets rode in the luggage compartment and us humans rode in the cabin?
No issue with working service dogs at all.
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