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In reply to the discussion: Michigan Woman Brings Miniature Horse on Plane as Her Service Animal: 'He Is So Bonded with Me' [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,119 posts)9. Service animals and emotional support animals are different things.
Dogs and horses are two types of service animals that are specifically permitted in the ADA regulations (Horses can be excluded basedon an assessment that includes (1) whether the miniature horse is housebroken; (2) whether the miniature horse is under the owners control; (3) whether the facility can accommodate the miniature horses type, size, and weight; and (4) whether the miniature horses presence will not compromise legitimate safety requirements necessary for safe operation of the facility.
Airlines are not (as a general rule) required to permit emotional support animals on board. Nor are other animals such as grizzly bears, presumptively permitted as service animals.
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Michigan Woman Brings Miniature Horse on Plane as Her Service Animal: 'He Is So Bonded with Me' [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Feb 2020
OP
oh god, I dont even want to look. Things like this really put me over the edge. there was this
Kashkakat v.2.0
Feb 2020
#68
That is likely one of the reasons horses are one of two specific animals mentioned in ADA regs
Ms. Toad
Feb 2020
#62
Lifespan is definitely an issue, her dog will have to retire in a couple of years. nt.
Mariana
Feb 2020
#64
These are not service animals. Service animals are trained to perform *specific tasks* on behalf
coti
Feb 2020
#20
The part you're repeatedly ignoring is the part where it says "...miniature horses that have been
coti
Feb 2020
#27
When it gets to the absurd point of having horses in passenger areas of planes
Goodheart
Feb 2020
#28
Being disabled doesn't automatically make a person a saint (I'm 100% physically disabled)
Nature Man
Feb 2020
#40
so how about some emotional support for these poor stressed out animals that get
Kashkakat v.2.0
Feb 2020
#8
Service animals are selected, in part, for having a personality that is adapted
Ms. Toad
Feb 2020
#11
Just like he is trained to perform specific tasks (qualifying him as a service animal)
Ms. Toad
Feb 2020
#23
The article does not describe the specific tasks the service horse is trained to perform.
Ms. Toad
Feb 2020
#32
So because she has a disability and chooses to disclose a general description (autoimmune)
Ms. Toad
Feb 2020
#33
YOU don't have that right, any more than YOU have the right to her medical records.
Ms. Toad
Feb 2020
#61
I have to admit, that smell would be preferable to fresh emotionally supportive dog shit. nt
JustABozoOnThisBus
Feb 2020
#73
An animal is not "medical equipment." It is not an inaminate object, It is a sentient being that
Kashkakat v.2.0
Feb 2020
#70