> The new rule now defines a service animal to be a dog that is “individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability” and limits the number of service animals a person can travel with to two.
Two dogs are already a lot, what if someone on the plane is allergic?
I get that some people may want to bring their emotional support animal (didn't even know those were a thing), but the idea that it can be an untrained animal seems absolutely crazy to me. Nevermind the fact that it's a dangerous for the other passengers, take off and turbulences are absolutely terrifying for them.
It's too bad they're screwing over blind people who are legitimately using a guide horse[1] instead of a dog. There are trade-offs between the two, but miniature horses live significantly longer and are also much better at guiding around head level obstructions. A guide dog will happily walk its master into a tree branch or so on, even though it will do a great job navigating around ground level obstacles.
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[ 0.24 ms ] story [ 16.0 ms ] threadTwo dogs are already a lot, what if someone on the plane is allergic?
I get that some people may want to bring their emotional support animal (didn't even know those were a thing), but the idea that it can be an untrained animal seems absolutely crazy to me. Nevermind the fact that it's a dangerous for the other passengers, take off and turbulences are absolutely terrifying for them.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide_horse