Weird Service Animals On Planes

Although commonly grouped together service animals and emotional support animals are very different.

Weird service animals on planes. Transportation department said passengers bringing unusual animals had eroded public trust in legitimate service animals Dexter an emotional support peacock photographed at an airport in 2018. These prickly little pals may be deemed emotional support animals by their owners but theyre still Erinaceomorpha non grata on some planes. A turtle is a trusty companion on a flight.

When it comes to service animals a dog is the most commonly used although the use of horses and monkeys has also been documented. Airlines believed passengers abused the rule to bring a menagerie. Airlines meanwhile have expressed concern about the heightened attention these animals have received and the resources airlines expend each time an unusual or untrained animal is presented for.

As the Huffington Post reported in 2016 Maureen Van Dorn found herself sat beside a large dalmatian brought on board as a support animal. Delta has a set of rules that bans snakes hedgehogs ferrets insects and sugar gliders. Dogs are the most common service animals assisting people in many different ways since at least 1927.

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Airlines will be able to require passengers traveling with service animals to complete a Transportation Department form attesting to the animals training and good behavior and. Delta also says it does not allow animals that emit a foul odor. As one Gawker writer said If I saw this happening in person it would not just make my trip or my month or my year it.

Unlike service animals emotional support animals ESAs are not required to perform. The decision which aims to settle tensions between carriers and passengers who bring their pets on board for free could earn airlines an extra 60million a year. A child was injured by an emotional support dog on a Southwest Airlines flight from Phoenix to Portland Ore in February fueling the debate over regulations regarding animals on.

GETTY IMAGES Tales of flights filled with service peacocks service rabbits service monkeys service turkeys and service iguanas have become an internet cottage industry. Snakes on a Plane the movie. Here are some of the most unusual service animals.