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Originally Posted by htismaqe
The problem with "service" animals is that it isn't tightly regulated.
You can get a smock online, slap it on your dog, and take it anywhere. Nobody can do anything about it for fear of the backlash.
SERVICE animals need to be trained and certified. That fixes the problem.
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I know more people than I care to admit who do exactly that. To the point where if you fly commercial it's a negative status mark to fly without one. Yes, they are all women. They get the forms from a Psych doc, aren't patients of, and pay once a year to renew.
Hopefully these new requirements will curb a lot of those loopholes:
Now, the DOT will define a service animal as "a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability.”
The department is allowing airlines to require DOT-approved forms affirming a service animal's health, behavior and training before travel,