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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
(Score: 3, Insightful) by crafoo on Friday December 04 2020, @03:04PM (2 children)
That is only possible in a society with high cohesion and cooperation. If you live in a "diverse" country with many people and many cultures, and some shared values and some values not so much shared, this type of strategy is not possible. Diversity is not our strength, generally speaking.
(Score: 3, Funny) by DeathMonkey on Friday December 04 2020, @04:31PM
Since it's overwhelmingly white people abusing these rules I say we stop all immigration from European nations.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 04 2020, @05:19PM
It also depends on people showing self-restraint.