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Nature Man

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40. Being disabled doesn't automatically make a person a saint (I'm 100% physically disabled)

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #10)

Thu Feb 20, 2020, 03:43 AM

Feb 2020

sounds like she's gaming the system.

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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

Name of airline please. Sneederbunk Feb 2020 #1

All airlines are required to allow people to fly with their service animals. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #26

Thank you for standing up for people. StarryNite Feb 2020 #59

Here's a photo. I feel sorry for the animal. pnwmom Feb 2020 #42

Same here 😩 secondwind Feb 2020 #54

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

my emotional support nile crocodile will eat your over grown rat nt msongs Feb 2020 #2

Seriously seriously stupid. No, just no. Hekate Feb 2020 #3

The airline is mandated to permit it. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #12

I do. I grew up with horses but now am sensitized. Drahthaardogs Feb 2020 #51

Legally, someone else's allergy Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #57

Legally, it pits one disability vs. another Drahthaardogs Feb 2020 #72

Time to stop this! LiberalFighter Feb 2020 #4

So you think disabilities should not be accommodated? Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #13

If they want it accommodated do it at home. LiberalFighter Feb 2020 #15

The horse is NOT traveling as her emotional support animal. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #22

Her service horses (she has two) Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #38

I know a young woman who uses a service animal for mobility support. Mariana Feb 2020 #60

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

This miniature horse IS a service animal, not emotional support animal. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #21

An invisible autoimmune disease warrants A HORSE? Goodheart Feb 2020 #24

I, for one, am grateful that the ADA exists - and while I don't like the Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #25

The part you're repeatedly ignoring is the part where it says "...miniature horses that have been coti Feb 2020 #27

I'm not ignoring it - Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #35

It should not be necessary to disclose private information Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #39

When it gets to the absurd point of having horses in passenger areas of planes Goodheart Feb 2020 #28

I hope you never have a disablity Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #36

I hope so, too. Goodheart Feb 2020 #67

And her business just happens to be equine assisted therapy... Luciferous Feb 2020 #5

Many people choose careers related to their own lives. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #14

FINALLY, an answer to the age-old question, "Where does an 800-lb. gorilla sit?" VOX Feb 2020 #6

I felt about .0075% better about this... VarryOn Feb 2020 #7

A service animal has to be trained to perform specific services for its owner Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #10

Being disabled doesn't automatically make a person a saint (I'm 100% physically disabled) Nature Man Feb 2020 #40

Ugh. This thread is so disgusting - Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #41

If it helps you mercuryblues Feb 2020 #53

Thank you. n/t Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #58

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

What about emotional support for fellow first class passengers Nature Man Feb 2020 #56

Service animals and emotional support animals are different things. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #9

This is my emotional support... flotsam Feb 2020 #16

She's trolling because she can. tenderfoot Feb 2020 #17

The seat-puncher needs to sit behind her some flight. SMC22307 Feb 2020 #19

You made me laugh! Tanuki Feb 2020 #37

... SMC22307 Feb 2020 #71

What happens when Freckle Butt Fred needs to take a poop? SMC22307 Feb 2020 #18

Just like he is trained to perform specific tasks (qualifying him as a service animal) Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #23

Being attached to an owner is not a "specific task" NT Rorey Feb 2020 #31

The article does not describe the specific tasks the service horse is trained to perform. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #32

We're going to just have to agree to disagree Rorey Feb 2020 #45

You, as a landlord, have the right to ask those questions of your tenants. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #65

you people act like you've never seen a "seeing eye" miniature horse eShirl Feb 2020 #29

Seeing eye miniature horse Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #34

Service animals are trained to perform a specific task Rorey Feb 2020 #30

So because she has a disability and chooses to disclose a general description (autoimmune) Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #33

See post 45 Rorey Feb 2020 #46

YOU don't have that right, any more than YOU have the right to her medical records. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #61

Again, SHE said they're service animals. People lie because lax laws allow it. Rorey Feb 2020 #63

So I assume you are perfectly fine, then Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #66

What about asthmatics? Nonhlanhla Feb 2020 #43

The laws really need to be changed. Rorey Feb 2020 #48

Colorado has a law pertaining to false representation of a service animal Rorey Feb 2020 #50

A horse could be a formidable projectile in turbulent weather. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2020 #44

and does he know how to use the oxygen mask? milestogo Feb 2020 #47

Apparently this horse is magical Rorey Feb 2020 #49

Yeah, but did they ask before reclining the seat? HAB911 Feb 2020 #52

Ah, the smell of fresh horseshit in a confined space! Nature Man Feb 2020 #55

I have to admit, that smell would be preferable to fresh emotionally supportive dog shit. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2020 #73

My personal opinion is that people are abusing the law. llmart Feb 2020 #69

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