Emotional Support Animals, Service Dogs and Comfort Pets: The Definitive Thread
Oct 20, 2016, 9:53 am
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Oct 21, 2016, 2:54 am
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Surely, unless talking about an inanimate mannequin, your emotional support lingerie models are well over two years old. So they need their own seat. But that made-yesterday inanimate mannequin/blowup doll may be a form of emotional support for some, right?
Oct 21, 2016, 6:03 am
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Wow.. This thread went south.......
Oct 21, 2016, 6:44 am
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I was just discussing the other day about how to get an emotional support manatee on board. They are very calming to me. (and probably could rock a Hawaiian shirt and some sunglasses and we'd be indistinguishable from one another.)
Oct 21, 2016, 7:11 am
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Just note that the manatee is a very heavy critter so best avoid trying to get one on a small regional jet because of weight and balance restrictions. Laws of physics as applied to aircraft safety still trump the laws of the land.
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The TSA regulations against harmless water being transported by ordinary passengers at the screening checkpoint may interfere with the health and comfort of the transported sea-cow in the passenger cabin.
Oct 21, 2016, 8:59 am
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Oct 21, 2016, 12:18 pm
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I should write to congress on this matter.
Now there is some thinking!
Oct 21, 2016, 1:03 pm
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from poodle to puddle ... 
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Oct 21, 2016, 1:47 pm
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"Hair" and "fur" are the same thing, chemically. The distinction seems to lie in what kind of mammal it happens to be growing on. When it grows on a dog, we call it fur.
Here is one of many links I came across with minimal searching: http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...difference-be/.
I find it amusing (in a sad way) that a single individual can prevent peanuts from being served *anywhere* on an aircraft, but we can summarily dismiss someone's dog allergy simply by saying that "You're not allergic to *my* dog."
Here is one of many links I came across with minimal searching: http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...difference-be/.
I find it amusing (in a sad way) that a single individual can prevent peanuts from being served *anywhere* on an aircraft, but we can summarily dismiss someone's dog allergy simply by saying that "You're not allergic to *my* dog."
Please note that I would have no problem switching flights if a TRUE service/support dog was booked on the same flight as me.
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Oct 21, 2016, 3:08 pm
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Manatees are known as sea-cows. Here are some sea cow posters: http://www.zazzle.com/sea+cow+posters
Oct 21, 2016, 3:27 pm
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Can I bring my emotional support pooka?
