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New rules for service and emotional support animals on airplanes now in effect

01/10/21

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s new rules regarding service animals and emotional support animals on airplanes goes into effect January 11, 2021. You can read all the details here, but here are some key points to keep in mind if you’re planning on flying on a commercial flight with a service animal, emotional support animal, →

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Pigs & peacocks are pets, not service or emotional support animals, says DOT. Only trained dogs fly free.

12/02/20

It’s been a while since we had a story about someone trying to pass off what is clearly a pet as an emotional support animal so that the pet will fly for free. Airlines tightened their policies on this after things got out of hand with passengers passing off badly behaved, dangerous, and obviously untrained →

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Remember the emotional-support chicken?

12/20/19

Last year about this time, there was quite a stir about airlines tightening up their rules about the definition of emotional support animals. Delta Air Lines got the ball rolling by issuing a new policy banning service and support animals under four months of age regardless of flight length. The new policy also banned emotional →

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Delta tightens leash on emotional support animals- again.

12/10/18

Delta Air Lines is issuing a new round of rules for service and support animals . Don’t be surprised if these rules are adopted soon by other airlines. Delta’s new policy goes into effect December 18. Under the new rules, service and support animals under four months of age will be banned from any Delta →

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Taking turkey: Delta changing rules on service animals

01/19/18

No doubt you know someone, or have set next to someone, or read an outrageous story about someone who has claimed their pet dog or, in some cases, pet turkey, monkey, snake, pig, parrot or miniature pony, is an emotional support animal that qualifies for a free, uncaged flight inside the cabin. Sometimes it is →

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Stuck at the Airport

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New rules for service and emotional support animals on airplanes now in effect

Pigs & peacocks are pets, not service or emotional support animals, says DOT. Only trained dogs fly free.

Remember the emotional-support chicken?

Delta tightens leash on emotional support animals- again.

Taking turkey: Delta changing rules on service animals