Franky T wrote:
No longer allowed in airplane cabins. They need to be checked into cargo where they belong. Now they need to change the rules on these for rental properties. People really abuse the loophole and diminish the needs of those who have a true need for service animals. People with true service animals have been pushing for this for a long time.
The government has decided that when it comes to air travel, only dogs can be service animals, and companions used for emotional support don’t count.
The Transportation Department issued a final rule Wednesday that aims to settle years of tension between airlines and passengers who bring their pets on board for free by saying they need them for emotional support.
For years, the department required airlines to allow animals with passengers who had a doctor’s note saying they needed the animal for emotional support. Airlines believed passengers abused the rule to bring a menagerie of animals on board including cats, turtles, pigs and in one case, a peacock.
The agency said Wednesday that it was rewriting the rules partly because passengers carrying unusual animals on board “eroded the public trust in legitimate service animals.” It also cited the increasing frequency of people “fraudulently representing their pets as service animals,” and a rise in misbehavior by emotional-support animals.
Thanks Biden!
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