The therapeutic use of dogs or other pets isn’t disputed....what I object to is the ABUSE of medical and mental tools.
Some people live in buildings that don’t allow pets, so they pay doctors to write letters certifying their animals are needed.
Frankly, there is growing abuse of a legitimate practice. I have seen it firsthand.
So do I and yes, there is.
I saw a woman walking around the grocery department with what looked like a “support ferret” in her coat sleeve.
WTH?
I like ferrets...but not near my food.
I’ve owned ferrets and can’t fathom ‘emotional support’ from them...mine were more like 24/7 crazy-critter emotional stress.
I only got my dog certified when hubby was going in for a triple bypass and I had no idea if he was going to survive it.
For 20 years, he’s been here to help out when I have bad spells and suddenly I was faced with the prospect of losing him *and* having existing problems.
Thank God, I have something I don’t really need now but will have for the future, God forbid that I ever do.
Thank you.
It is not the people who genuinely need the emotional support of animals who are a problem, I have seen where peoples’ PETS are brought on board the plane. I don’t know KC or what she has been through. If the dog helps her, so be it.
People find loopholes and that ruins it for the people truly in need. Watch for the increase in ‘emotional support’ dogs.