Emotional Support Animals, Service Dogs and Comfort Pets: The Definitive Thread
May 26, 2017, 12:45 am
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It just makes it harder on those who legitimately need service animals.
May 26, 2017, 12:48 am
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If one cannot fly without an ESA, maybe flying is not the way to get to slot machines...
May 26, 2017, 12:55 am
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All that would be needed is for another passenger to complain/ask for a CRO and say that a service animal can't encroach on the leg room of other passengers. If it does, then the owner needs to purchase an extra seat. Airlines are not required to accommodate service animals that take up more than their assigned seat. I would've booted the owner, not the innocent couple. You can't have an oversized dog and not expect to pay for an extra seat.
May 26, 2017, 2:39 am
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All that would be needed is for another passenger to complain/ask for a CRO and say that a service animal can't encroach on the leg room of other passengers. If it does, then the owner needs to purchase an extra seat. Airlines are not required to accommodate service animals that take up more than their assigned seat. I would've booted the owner, not the innocent couple. You can't have an oversized dog and not expect to pay for an extra seat.
May 26, 2017, 4:04 am
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Until then: Bring your elephants, snakes, goats, llamas, etc. with you...
May 26, 2017, 4:59 am
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The real problem is the borderline unethical MDs who write these ESA scripts, sometimes not even seeing the dog!
I wonder, what did people do before ESAs were allowed on planes? Not fly? It is madness and this is another area where the government needs to step up and regulate this so that the airlines don't have a PR nightmare.
I wonder, what did people do before ESAs were allowed on planes? Not fly? It is madness and this is another area where the government needs to step up and regulate this so that the airlines don't have a PR nightmare.
May 26, 2017, 5:20 am
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It will stop around the time all people on FT demonstrate they are proficient with search and no longer start redundant threads.
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May 26, 2017, 6:14 am
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The real problem is the borderline unethical MDs who write these ESA scripts, sometimes not even seeing the dog!
I wonder, what did people do before ESAs were allowed on planes? Not fly? It is madness and this is another area where the government needs to step up and regulate this so that the airlines don't have a PR nightmare.
I wonder, what did people do before ESAs were allowed on planes? Not fly? It is madness and this is another area where the government needs to step up and regulate this so that the airlines don't have a PR nightmare.
May 26, 2017, 6:28 am
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All that would be needed is for another passenger to complain/ask for a CRO and say that a service animal can't encroach on the leg room of other passengers. If it does, then the owner needs to purchase an extra seat. Airlines are not required to accommodate service animals that take up more than their assigned seat. I would've booted the owner, not the innocent couple. You can't have an oversized dog and not expect to pay for an extra seat.
David
May 26, 2017, 7:00 am
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All that would be needed is for another passenger to complain/ask for a CRO and say that a service animal can't encroach on the leg room of other passengers. If it does, then the owner needs to purchase an extra seat. Airlines are not required to accommodate service animals that take up more than their assigned seat. I would've booted the owner, not the innocent couple. You can't have an oversized dog and not expect to pay for an extra seat.
May 26, 2017, 7:00 am
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All that would be needed is for another passenger to complain/ask for a CRO and say that a service animal can't encroach on the leg room of other passengers. If it does, then the owner needs to purchase an extra seat. Airlines are not required to accommodate service animals that take up more than their assigned seat. I would've booted the owner, not the innocent couple. You can't have an oversized dog and not expect to pay for an extra seat.
Also I assume that you will check his standard 40K Gallon tank at no charge.
May 26, 2017, 7:19 am
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Please don't use the term "service animal" because an ESA is not a service animal. People with legit service animals would appreciate it.
May 26, 2017, 8:05 am
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All that would be needed is for another passenger to complain/ask for a CRO and say that a service animal can't encroach on the leg room of other passengers. If it does, then the owner needs to purchase an extra seat. Airlines are not required to accommodate service animals that take up more than their assigned seat....
May 26, 2017, 8:36 am
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https://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm