Stupid airlines. And they all need to ban support animals except the traditional ones for the blind.
> Stupid airlines <
Like most other organizations, they fear the lawyers. A big, burly guy wants to use the women’s changing room in your store. He identifies as a woman. So you better let him, or you could be ruined by a huge lawsuit.
A nervous woman wants to bring her “support” pit bull on your plane. She has a note from her doctor. So you better let her, or you could be ruined by a huge lawsuit.
“for the blind”... or other physically disabled. May add returning troops suffering from PTSD. Have seen that. It’s real and the animals really do help. They get a pass in my book. All others? BAN!
The dog that supports the blind is a highly trained and certified, SERVICE ANIMAL, not a support dog.
The same applies for dogs trained to detect seizures or diabetic incidents. They provide a medically needed service and are very well trained. That training and certification also includes socialization around other people.
A certified and medically necessary service dog is not a support dog that has no training standard or certification beyond maybe a paid for internet certificate.
I am a K-9 trainer, certified, and can not stand people and their spoiled rotten support dogs around my food or around me in any place that I pay to be.
I am going to have to agree with this. Provided that they improve the way they house/store pets (support ones or otherwise) elsewhere on the plane.