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Service animals trained for "emotional stress" are not service animals under the ADA. It's become really popular lately to register your dog as a "therapy dog"/
by erroneousfunk 11y ago
Service animals trained for "emotional stress" are not service animals under the ADA. It's become really popular lately to register your dog as a "therapy dog"/"emotional support dog" or even just claim that it's registered as a therapy dog in order to get it into restaurants, however, this registration legally means nothing, and gives the animal no special rights of entry.
Service dogs must be trained to perform a task (not just alleviate stress with their presence) for a very small list of tasks defined by the ADA. Business owners have a right to refuse entry to "emotional support animals" http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/psychiatric-service-dogs-emotional-support-animals-access-public-places-other-settings.ht http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/psychiatric-service-d...
- Agustus 11y agoIt is a good point, but how many businesses want to take that up with the owners at the store. The emotional support animals (I say this because there was an emotional support hamster) by definition are supporting emotionally unstable individuals, do you want to tell that person to beat it?
- scarmig 11y agoSome businesses are required to allow entry to "emotional support animals"[1], though not under the ADA. The FHAA requires landlords, dormitories, apartment complexes etc. to provide reasonable accommodation for ESA, and the Air Carrier Access Act (which I hadn't heard of) requires it of airplanes. [1] I really hate these things--maybe 5% are valid, but the rest are bunk.