Weird Service Animals On Planes

A customer tried to bring a baby kangaroo on the plane as a service animal a retired airline customer service agent with 18 years of experience told Business Insider.

Weird service animals on planes. Sorry I cant help myself. Service animals are specially trained to assist their handler with a task related to a disability. Although commonly grouped together service animals and emotional support animals are very different.

One can only hope to be seated next to an adorable animal such as. 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. When it comes to service animals a dog is the most commonly used although the use of horses and monkeys has also been documented.

Weird service animals on planes. The agency said Wednesday that it was rewriting the rules partly because passengers carrying unusual animals on board eroded the public trust in legitimate service animals. Delta also says it does not allow animals that emit a foul odor.

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. Dogs certified as service animals would still be permitted in plane cabins but service turkeys and service iguanas would be grounded under proposed rules. 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.

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. Here are some of the most unusual service animals.

GETTY IMAGES Tales of flights filled with service peacocks service rabbits service monkeys service turkeys and service iguanas have become an internet cottage industry. Disability advocates have voiced concerns that the use of these unusual service animals on aircraft erodes the publics trust and confidence in service animals the NPRM states. These prickly little pals may be deemed emotional support animals by their owners but theyre still Erinaceomorpha non grata on some planes.