Idaho is another state that does not provide laws that protect emotional support animals. Emotional support animals are animals that provide an individual with comfort and companionship. They have not been trained or certified to perform any task that is related to a person with a disability such as alerting them to take medications or […]
Louisiana’s law on emotional support animals and service animals are the same as the ADA’s. The ADA or the federal law on service animals states that a service animal is a dog that has been trained and certified to complete a task or service for a person with any physical or mental disability. This can […]
Missouri has laws set in place to protect all service dogs. Service dogs are dogs that have been trained to perform tasks for people with physical and mental disabilities. These tasks have to things that the person can not do for themselves, such as open doors or remind them to take their medicine. Emotional support […]
Oklahoma provides no laws to protect an individual with emotional support animals. Even though there are federal laws that protect emotional support animals for housing and flying, they don’t protect them for public accommodations. This means that if you have an emotional support animal, it is unlikely you will be able to enter a place […]
The federal ADA law states that services animals are to be allowed into all public accommodation. A service animal is defined as a dog that is trained and certificated to perform a task related to an individual’s disability. South Carolina has extended its state law to include all assistive animals. The definition for assistive animals […]
Vermont’s law is very similar to the ADA’s law on emotional support animals. They are not included under the definition of service animals, which only includes dogs that are trained to complete certain task or service for people with physical and mental disabilities. This means that if you have been diagnosed with anxiety or depression […]
Most of us have always been familiar with service animals in some way, but more recently another type of support animal has become more common. Emotional support animals have become more and more popular in recent years due to the mental health benefits they can provide. Pets offer us companionship, a constant camaraderie that we […]
When approaching senior life, many people turn to dog ownership as a means of keeping themselves and their minds active and to have a friend to keep them company around the house. Once you’ve made the decision to bring home a dog, you’re faced with the next important decision: which breed should you choose? The […]
Looking for an intelligent, loyal, and friendly pup for an emotional support animal (ESA) or service animal? The German Longhaired Pointer is worth considering. This unique breed is considered one of the best breeds for service work as it’s very easy to train and has low reactivity and aggressiveness. Considering adopting a German Longhaired Pointer? […]
Unless you’ve met one before, you may not be very familiar with the Kai Ken, an uncommon dog in the United States. If you overlook this breed, though, you’re really missing out as the Kai Ken is known as a natural guardian with quiet and calm independence that makes it perfectly suited to being an […]