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> unless they are a licensed service animal The problem in the US is that there is no such thing. You can ask “whether the animal is required due to a disabili
by teeray 1y ago
> unless they are a licensed service animal
The problem in the US is that there is no such thing. You can ask “whether the animal is required due to a disability?” and “what tasks has the animal been trained to assist with?” The trouble with this is that you can construct any animal to pass those tests with some creativity. For example, trying to bring the family dog to an AirBnB: 1) “yes” 2) “The dog alerts me by barking when someone comes to the door” (i.e. most dogs). Access Granted. The second answer is reasonable for hard-of-hearing individuals, but you cannot actually ask if the person is hard of hearing, so you simply have to accept that the dog is a service dog.
Society wants a licensure system, but for some reason we’re not being provided with one in the US.
- ameliaquining 1y agoDoes that loophole actually come up in practice very often? The impression I get is that it's much more common for people to either not know which questions they're legally entitled to ask, or not want to.
- lotsofpulp 1y agoYes, if you run a business, especially one that charges for pets like a hotel, almost every dog that comes through will be a service dog. There’s zero consequence for lying about it, and potential to save $50 or $100 or just being able to enjoy taking your dog wherever you want.