Airports join airlines in tightening the leash on animal travel
Air Carrier Access Act, Civil Rights, Emotional Support Animals (ESA), Media, Medical Assistance Animals, News, Reasonable Accommodation, Travel
June 29, 2018

As had been widely reported, airlines have seen a sharp rise in the number of animals traveling on planes. Some are ticketed pets, but many are pets that have been flying for free thanks to loopholes in rules governing the transport of emotional or psychiatric support animals.

American Airlines reported a 40 percent increase in the number of service and emotional support animals on flights between 2016 and 2017. United Airlines cited a 75 percent increase year over year.

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When a ‘service dog’ gives birth at Tampa airport, controversy takes flight
Air Carrier Access Act, Civil Rights, Education, Media, Medical Assistance Animals, News, Public Access, Service Dogs (SD), Service Dogs in Training (SDiT), Stop Disability Fraud
June 1, 2018

The eight puppies born at Airside F in Tampa International Airport last week were adorable instantly, internet famous quickly and controversial not long after.
The white golden retriever parents, a male named Golden Nugget and the pregnant Eleanor Rigby, were set to board an American Airlines flight to Philadelphia with owner Karen Van Atter. That’s when “Ellie” went into labor, while Nugget jumped around like a nervous dad-to-be.

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