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Dog Days in Dorms

Cases, Civil Rights, Emotional Support Animals (ESA), Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing Act, Media, Medical Assistance Animals, News, Pets, Stop Disability Fraud
May 26, 2019

Colleges see sharp increase in students who want emotional support animals to live with them. Administrators worry those students may not have a real need but want their pets as companions.

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Service dogs dilemma: ‘Loads of fakes’ detrimental to legitimate helper animals

Americans with Disability Act, Civil Rights, End Disability Discrimination, Medical Assistance Animals, Service Dogs (SD), Stop Disability Fraud
September 18, 2018

People have become emboldened to bring their pets along on public outings thanks to legal gray areas and widespread availability of service animal insignia. People are emboldened to bring their pets along on public outings thanks to legal gray areas and widespread availability of service animal insignia. “If you go anywhere on the internet you can buy a vest,” said Severt.

“If you Google ‘service dogs,’ the first thing that comes up is a registry. It’s totally bogus.” Yet pet owners purchase a certificate and claim they “have paperwork” when questioned, she said.

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Survey: 61 percent of flight attendants say emotional support animals have caused trouble midflight

Air Carrier Access Act, Civil Rights, Emotional Support Animals (ESA), Medical Assistance Animals, News, Pets, Service Dogs (SD), Stop Disability Fraud
September 15, 2018

AFA reported earlier this week that 82 percent flight attendants surveyed agree that the DOT needs to release a more clarified policy on the requirements for emotional support animal in the high skies, while continuing necessary support for travelers with disabilities and veterans.

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So you want a letter saying you need a support dog on that flight? Here’s why a therapist might balk

Air Carrier Access Act, Civil Rights, Emotional Support Animals (ESA), Fair Housing Act, Medical Assistance Animals, News, Pets, Travel
June 4, 2018

“This thing has gotten out of hand,” said Jeff Younggren, a psychologist and clinical professor at the University of New Mexico, who has conducted several studies on the subject of emotional support animals.

The number of passengers flying with emotional support animals on the nation’s airlines has surged. United Airlines, one of the biggest carriers, saw a 75% increase last year compared with 2016. The trend has been accompanied by more incidents of animals urinating, defecating, biting, barking and lunging on planes. A passenger was even mauled by a 50-pound dog on a Delta flight last year.

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Is that dog (or pig) on your flight really a service animal?

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May 1, 2018

David Favre, a law professor at Michigan State University and editor in chief of its Animal Legal and Historical Center, said fraudulent cases eroded trust about service animals.

“There are many thoughtless, ignorant or arrogant people out there who only think of themselves,” he said. “Abuse is everywhere.”

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