Originally Posted by
bunnyt
With all "due" respect, if you have a horrible allergy to animals, you are going to be faced with it when a service animal is on your flight. You don't "like" dogs? I guess we all have our dislikes - some of mine are passengers who don't fit in their seat and take up part of mine; people who carry on grease-laden food, the smell of which nauseates me; kids kicking my seat and bouncing tray tables up and down...you get the point - I can't keep them off, and you can't keep one of my dogs off. They 'pay' as much or more to fly than I do sometimes, count as my carryon, and have NEVER been noticed by anyone on a flight. No, I don't potty them in the lavatory

But if only service animals are allowed on it reduces the risk for other passengers who might be allergic.