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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 04 2020, @10:06PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 04 2020, @10:06PM (#1084175)

    Will the vet restrict animals from having emotional support humans?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 04 2020, @10:17PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 04 2020, @10:17PM (#1084177)

    Maybe Gorilla Grodd needs an emotional support human ... I wonder if these highly intelligent gorillas allow humans in their facilities for emotional support purposes.