There's a "support animal" eating off a table next to me in an airport restaurant. Some tiny mini thing. Can I bring my armadillo because it makes my anxiety better on a plane?
There's a "support animal" eating off a table next to me in an airport restaurant. Some tiny mini thing. Can I bring my armadillo because it makes my anxiety better on a plane?
If you want to bring them on an airline they can require documentation of the qualifying disability and Doctor note recommending a support animal
Animals that carry the support weapons.
DEFINITION OF A SERVICE ANIMAL
Q1. What is a service animal?
A. Under the ADA, a service animal is defined as a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. The task(s) performed by the dog must be directly related to the person's disability.
Q3. Are emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals considered service animals under the ADA?
A. No. These terms are used to describe animals that provide comfort just by being with a person. Because they have not been trained to perform a specific job or task, they do not qualify as service animals under the ADA. However, some State or local governments have laws that allow people to take emotional support animals into public places. You may check with your State and local government agencies to find out about these laws.
Source https://www.ada.gov/regs2010/service_animal_qa.html
Most of these animals are just pets. We have hunanized the family dog to the point of absurdity. This is what happens when millions in a society starts to refer to their pet as a 'fur kid' or 'fur baby.' The ever inceasing number of people who just blatantly violate any and all laws or rules regarding their pets is just more of a sign the country is in a state of decline. I heard of a service animal that took a dump in a building once and another where the employee constantly spoke to a dog as if it was a human. I've seen this behavior with others and their pet, I mean service animal.