Animals and humans can have such a unique relationship and connection. If you’ve ever owned a pet, you know exactly what we mean. Animals are our pals, our buddies, our support and they are always loyally by our sides when we need someone the most. What about when you struggle from emotional anxiety or any […]
It is important to know the laws for emotional support animals in the state that you live in or plan to visit. Not every state treats emotional support animals the same, and very few states treat emotional support animals like service animals. Some states even put restrictions on what is considered an emotional state animal […]
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 […]