I’d guess this is the case for 90% of the animals on planes. I’ll rarely see a real service dog that’s actually trained and wearing a real vest. Most are fake

I’d guess this is the case for 90% of the animals on planes. I’ll rarely see a real service dog that’s actually trained and wearing a real vest. Most are fake ESAs (fake in the sense that there’s no real regulation or standard and it’s just to give the appearance of being official or service dog like so people are afraid to deny the pet). I think this is unethical and makes it harder for people with real service dogs, but I find a lot of dog owners get angry when I’ve mentioned this and blame the airlines for making it hard to fly with pets.