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Emotional support animal =/= service dog. Service dogs are specially trained for a job and cost upwards of $25-30k to train and maintain their training. Emoti
by adoxyz 6y ago
Emotional support animal =/= service dog.
Service dogs are specially trained for a job and cost upwards of $25-30k to train and maintain their training.
Emotional support animals don't require any training and don't have nearly as many rights as a proper service dog.
- mlyle 6y agoNote that someone disabled can train the service dog themselves, though-- there's no certification, requirement of specific breed, etc.
- fastball 6y agoYes but you also don't have to prove that your dog is the latter, so...
- adoxyz 6y agoMany states have started implementing laws against falsely claiming service dogs. https://www.animallaw.info/content/fraudulent-service-dogs https://www.animallaw.info/content/fraudulent-service-dogs
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- lotsofpulp 6y agoI don't see how an unenforceable law would help deter people who want to claim a non service animal as a service animal. As mlyle notes above, there is no formalized certification or training process required by ADA, so anyone can claim they have PTSD and they trained their dog to be a service animal to help them with their PTSD. What is anyone going to be able to do about that?