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That’s not how that works. You don’t just “declare” they’re a service animal and all is well. In fact, even real service animals often have issues in spite of t

That’s not how that works. You don’t just “declare” they’re a service animal and all is well. In fact, even real service animals often have issues in spite of the laws supposedly ensuring their access.

lotsofpulp 5y ago
Sorry, I meant claiming any dog is a service animal. Per this website: https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/service-animals https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer... And this one: https://beta.ada.gov/topics/service-animals/ https://beta.ada.gov/topics/service-animals/ It seems like there is nothing stopping someone from claiming their dog is a service animal. The DOT website says airlines can ask service animal owners to fill out a couple self attestation forms, and while that puts a little bit of skin in the game for the service animal owner, it does not seem easy to prove fraud.
dwighttk 5y ago
>You don’t just “declare” they’re a service animal and all is well. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/united-airlines-changes-policy-on-comfort-animals-after-peacock-incident/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/united-airlines-changes-policy-... the peacock didn't get to fly, but before they changed their policy it was $125 for a pet or $0 for a comfort animal, and they hadn't been checking if the animal was vaccinated, obedient, or that there was any medical reason for the person to have the animal (so it seems like you could just declare your pet to be a comfort animal and save $125)
xyzzyz 5y ago
That’s exactly how it works. People do just in fact declare their animals to be “service”, and because of how disability accommodation laws work, you cannot do anything about it.
xeromal 5y ago
Come out to LA and you'll see "emotional support" dogs/animals that are definitely not trained pooping all over and eating produce in the grocery stores. All it takes is a 100$ and signing a paper and they get the little slip and vest.

lotsofpulp 5y ago

Sorry, I meant claiming any dog is a service animal. Per this website: https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/service-animals https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer... And this one: https://beta.ada.gov/topics/service-animals/ https://beta.ada.gov/topics/service-animals/ It seems like there is nothing stopping someone from claiming their dog is a service animal. The DOT website says airlines can ask service animal owners to fill out a couple self attestation forms, and while that puts a little bit of skin in the game for the service animal owner, it does not seem easy to prove fraud.

dwighttk 5y ago

>You don’t just “declare” they’re a service animal and all is well. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/united-airlines-changes-policy-on-comfort-animals-after-peacock-incident/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/united-airlines-changes-policy-... the peacock didn't get to fly, but before they changed their policy it was $125 for a pet or $0 for a comfort animal, and they hadn't been checking if the animal was vaccinated, obedient, or that there was any medical reason for the person to have the animal (so it seems like you could just declare your pet to be a comfort animal and save $125)

xyzzyz 5y ago

That’s exactly how it works. People do just in fact declare their animals to be “service”, and because of how disability accommodation laws work, you cannot do anything about it.

xeromal 5y ago

Come out to LA and you'll see "emotional support" dogs/animals that are definitely not trained pooping all over and eating produce in the grocery stores. All it takes is a 100$ and signing a paper and they get the little slip and vest.