Impact on travel from EU to US with a small emotional support dog?
May 26, 20, 9:31 pm
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That comment is just plain rude and not accurate if you read the federal regulations. "shrink," short for "head shrinker" is a spiteful term used to mean a psychiatrist and disparaging to those with mental health issues, including the OP of this thread.
Federal regulations do not require a psychiatrist to attest to the need for an ESA; the term in the regs "licensed mental health professional" which is a far broader category of practitioners. The breadth of that category is part of the present problem with ESA's: there are too many unethical practitioners willing to sell a letter of need to anyone who can pay the fee.
Federal regulations do not require a psychiatrist to attest to the need for an ESA; the term in the regs "licensed mental health professional" which is a far broader category of practitioners. The breadth of that category is part of the present problem with ESA's: there are too many unethical practitioners willing to sell a letter of need to anyone who can pay the fee.
May 27, 20, 2:27 am
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That comment is just plain rude and not accurate if you read the federal regulations. "shrink," short for "head shrinker" is a spiteful term used to mean a psychiatrist and disparaging to those with mental health issues, including the OP of this thread.
Federal regulations do not require a psychiatrist to attest to the need for an ESA; the term in the regs "licensed mental health professional" which is a far broader category of practitioners. The breadth of that category is part of the present problem with ESA's: there are too many unethical practitioners willing to sell a letter of need to anyone who can pay the fee.
Federal regulations do not require a psychiatrist to attest to the need for an ESA; the term in the regs "licensed mental health professional" which is a far broader category of practitioners. The breadth of that category is part of the present problem with ESA's: there are too many unethical practitioners willing to sell a letter of need to anyone who can pay the fee.
May 27, 20, 3:34 am
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I won't call a psychiatrist as a shrink. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who literally learned how to save lives. A psychologist may not even require to learn CPR. Even both are difficult to obtain, psychologists are relatively easier to obtain than psychiatrists.
May 27, 20, 9:37 am
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Didn't mean to buck you before your 8 seconds. Just that too many are "lazy" and don't google themselves. As the poster after you showed, it was an easy link to UA and .....
May 27, 20, 9:43 am
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Most docs refer to them as shrinks also bone cutter, ....... looker, etc (orthopod, GI)
and it refers not just to the MD but also the social worker psychologist : the whole box of "mental health workers" And ref your "unethical" practitioners. I find that a very rude comment. As in law and every other profession there are a few black sheep
and it refers not just to the MD but also the social worker psychologist : the whole box of "mental health workers" And ref your "unethical" practitioners. I find that a very rude comment. As in law and every other profession there are a few black sheep
Jun 6, 20, 6:06 pm
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I have no doubt at all that your second paragraph is spot on. As to "shrink" being seen as "spiteful" or "disparaging"...well..that must depend on where you are. My late father was a Psychiatrist and didn't mind that label at all.... my brother refers routinely to HIS (much admired) Psychiatrist as his "shrink".... A "cultural" thing perhaps?
YMMV
Jun 7, 20, 10:04 am
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United and Delta have an 8 hour flight time restriction
https://thepointsguy.com/news/united...pport-animals/
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Jun 7, 20, 12:45 pm
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This tread has also gone into overtime and nothing new of value has been posted. Therefore I am shutting this one down.
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Delta restricts emotional support animals on flights over ...
news.delta.com/delta-restricts-emotional-support... Jun 04, 2020 Delta restricts emotional support animals on flights over eight hours Effective Dec. 18, Delta is updating its service and support animal policy. The enhancements introduce a ban on service and support animals under four months of age regardless of flight length as well as a ban on emotional support animals on flights longer than eight hours.
