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U.S. Government Ends "Emotional Support" Animal Requirement for Airlines

posted by Fnord666 on Friday December 04 2020, @06:06AM   Printer-friendly
from the best-friends dept.

takyon writes:

US ends era of emotional support animals on planes

US airlines will no longer be required to transport emotional support animals after passengers insisted on bringing on board their horses, pigs, peacocks and turkeys for psychological reasons.

Wednesday's rule change by the US Department of Transportation now says only dogs qualify as service animals.

The agency said unusual animals on flights had "eroded the public trust in legitimate service animals".

Airlines say the old policy had been abused and was dangerous.

The new rule defines service dogs as "individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability", and says other animals should be treated by airlines as pets that can be placed in the cargo hold for a fee.

Previously: The Confusion About Pets (archive)
"Emotional Support Animals" Riding With Owners Aboard Commercial Airlines Flights

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 04 2020, @06:24AM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 04 2020, @06:24AM (#1083952)

    Does this mean I cannot take takyon along as my support, um, animal, anymore? Where will the tyranny end?

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by SpockLogic on Friday December 04 2020, @01:03PM (2 children)

    by SpockLogic (2762) on Friday December 04 2020, @01:03PM (#1083993)

    Oh NO, the Trump virus has made me so depressed and I was looking forward to flying with my own Wally.

     

     

    FYI Wally is an emotional support Alligator, I kid you not, a fucking alligator.

     

    https://apnews.com/article/6cf8234a7a5a492eabfa4b0e319f2ec3 [apnews.com]

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    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday December 04 2020, @04:48PM (1 child)

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Friday December 04 2020, @04:48PM (#1084066) Journal

      I was looking forward to flying with my own Wally.

      A Willy is better than a Wally. A Willy is free, permanently attached, not easily lost, and more fun to play with during the flight.

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 04 2020, @08:47PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 04 2020, @08:47PM (#1084156)

        You mean you can watch Willy freely swim in the ocean during the flight

        In reference to the movie Free Willie

  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 04 2020, @08:30PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 04 2020, @08:30PM (#1084148)

    They wouldn't let me take my support Mauser. It's smaller than a Mastiff. It's a rare breed, a C96. It's not even as big as a Pomeranian, and a whole lot quieter... most of the time.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 07 2020, @08:43PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 07 2020, @08:43PM (#1085002)

      Mauser? My support animal is a good old fashioned made in the USA M1 Garand. No one I mean no one messes with me!