Return my emotional support alligator (ESA) and make it snappy pleads his ‘dad’

Wally the emotional support alligator being kissed by Joie Henney. The alligator called Wally was stolen and subsequently trapped and released into the wild.

Pennsylvania, USA: Wally, a 5.5 foot long, 8-year-old alligator was classified as an emotional support animal (ESA) albeit a very unusual ESA. Any animal can be an ESA but they have to be domesticated in order to get along in public places and when meeting people. Wally was domesticated and he has behaved impeccable …

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Non-cat owners ask: “Do cats get emotionally attached to their owners like dogs?”

Timothy Hardway with his cat

To good cat owners – and the vast majority are at least decent at the job – the question in the title is bizarre and slightly upsetting as it implies that cats simply don’t become emotionally attached to their owner when obviously they do otherwise there wouldn’t be many millions of happy cats and …

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Can cats be support animals? Yes, of course, but does the law recognise it?

Ian Fenn and Chloe

Can cats be support animals? Or can they be assistance animals? Or can they be emotional support animals? Or can they be service animals? The language and the law are muddled. It depends where you live. An American pet insurance company says that cats cannot be service animals because cats are not recognised by …

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Good or bad? Delta Air Lines tightens emotional support animal policy

Is this a good change or a bad one? Delta Air Lines announced they’re tightening their policy on emotional support animals beginning December 18. Those who have already purchased tickets will have their request to bring a support animal honored until February 1.   Delta Air Lines announced you can’t bring a support animal …

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Woman kicked off plane when she tried to smuggle her cat on board as an “emotional support animal”

An American passenger was kicked off a plane earlier this week when she tried to smuggle her cat on board as an “emotional support animal.” The woman was caught on a recent flight aboard British Airways from Glasgow to London. She was sitting next to an emergency exit which means her bag had to …

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Are emotional support animals service animals?

Are emotional support animal service animals?

Are emotional support animals service animals in the USA? The answer depends in which context you are making the comparison. For some cat owners, domestic cats provide emotional support to ward off depression or loneliness. For the owner, their emotional support cats are as good as or the same as service animals. However, in …

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Airline Travellers Abuse the “Emotional Support Animals” Qualification

Cat flier at Frankfurt International Airport

There is a crackdown on the abuse of the “emotional support animals” qualification. These pets, frequently but not uniquely dogs, are allowed to travel freely with their human companion on American commercial flights. Congress declared that animals providing emotional support could travel freely with the person to whom they provided support on commercial flights. …

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