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Old Jan 16, 2018, 2:13 pm
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Originally Posted by yyznomad
Well, that was regarding ESA. I don't think 24left was talking about seeing-eye dogs or similar.
But what's the difference?

If the animal is misbehaving, then that suggests it doesn't have service animal training, which it probably should. But that doesn't mean it isn't helping someone with a real issue.

Originally Posted by eracerblue
I believe what cow is trying to say, is that ESA's are for people with genuine bona fide disabilities. Full stop.
Right.

I hate annoying animals just as much as anyone else, but the solution isn't "ban all ESAs".
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