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Originally Posted by matese  Yes it is, last year I ran into a fellow with a little yorkie, his ex GF is deaf, she has a poodle, yorkie and pit bull, none of them trained yet they are service dogs, so this guy goes to the ex GF has her list HIS dog under her name as a service dog, just so he can take his dog on a commuter bus without having the dog in a carrier case, Some lady I met went to her therapist told therapist she needs emotional
service dog, bingo, now she has a untrained "service" dog, just to be able to take the dog into stores and restaurants. Talk about taking advantage of the system. |
Legally, emotional support dogs are not allowed public access. They are not service dogs and she if anyone presses charges, she will be fined and/or jailed for having a fake service dog.
Emotional support animals are allowed to reside in residence without a pet deposit, even if that place does not allow pets, and they are sometimes allowed to fly in cabin rather than cargo. That is it.
Therapy animals are allowed in hospitals, retirement homes, ie. places patients are found only. They are not allowed public access beyond that.
There is a lot of confusion on these laws. I did not know half the laws until I began to train my daughter's dog.