Fake Service Animals On Planes. With no national registry to identify a real from a fake, some people are taking advantage. Added pet relief areas for service animals to be in.
Service animals are vital companions to people with disabilities, diligently and selflessly helping them to live their lives with as much freedom as possible, and protecting them from harm. Common sense winning on fake service animals in planes. Federal regulators and some lawmakers are looking to crack down on untrained pets being passed off as legitimate service or emotional support animals.
Plan would ban all service animals from planes except dogs the department of transportation is proposing new rules that would make it harder to fly with an emotional support animal.
Several airlines had begun to crack down on fake service animals after passengers were bitten on flights and one person attempted to pass a peacock off as an emotional support animal. Federal regulators and some lawmakers are looking to crack down on untrained pets being passed off as legitimate service or emotional support animals. The department of transportation has announced new guidelines for service animals on planes that limit the protected service animal category to dogs with specific training to help a person with a. Exactly how big a problem the use of fake service animals isn't clear.
