OT Is it time to ban emotional support animals?

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Folks should have support insects but nothing that won't fit in a matchbox...maybe make an exception for small ant farms that one can carry around but if you want to cuddle for comfort....just remember a cockroach will fit in the palm of your hand or your vest pocket and can also live off the glue from a postage stamp for months! Dogs inhale food and quite a clip
 
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Some folks just need an emotional support hard days work
 
That pit bull that bit the 5 year old at the Alaska gate at PDX, should have never happened. I traveled by air for 4o years and never heard or seen something that preventable happen.
I hope the mother sue's the owner, Port of Portland and Alaska Air for negligence.
Watch PITA come to the dogs defense. They care more about viscous animals than harmless kids.
 
Hoopguru said:
That pit bull that bit the 5 year old at the Alaska gate at PDX, should have never happened. I traveled by air for 4o years and never heard or seen something that preventable happen.
I hope the mother sue's the owner, Port of Portland and Alaska Air for negligence.
Watch PITA come to the dogs defense. They care more about viscous animals than harmless kids.
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There are many out of control dogs out there...I'm a hiker and have had plenty of encounters....had to protect a quadriplegic I took care of from a vicious dog on a walk a few times in his neighborhood...it's owner apologized saying the wheelchair must have freaked his poor dog out...honestly, I'd have killed the thing in another 5 minutes had the guy not showed up finally.....and I love animals generally speaking...humans...not so much
 
Hoopguru said:
That pit bull that bit the 5 year old at the Alaska gate at PDX, should have never happened. I traveled by air for 4o years and never heard or seen something that preventable happen.
I hope the mother sue's the owner, Port of Portland and Alaska Air for negligence.
Watch PITA come to the dogs defense. They care more about viscous animals than harmless kids.
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1. PDX will let a pet owner walk their dog letting it use the walkway as a toilet walking from gate to gate. The workers are unable to do anything about it with the exception of cleaning up the feces. Absolutely disgusting.

2. Dogs are animals and will react accordingly. Some are nice and some are not. Do not assume all dogs are warm and cuddly. And parents need to be aware of that as well. Do not pet dogs that do not know you. In general, I abhor irresponsible animal owners rather than the animal itself.
 
Ban this except for extreme cases. A non verbal kid in a wheelchair or something.
 
riverman said:
There are many out of control dogs out there...I'm a hiker and have had plenty of encounters....had to protect a quadriplegic I took care of from a vicious dog on a walk a few times in his neighborhood...it's owner apologized saying the wheelchair must have freaked his poor dog out...honestly, I'd have killed the thing in another 5 minutes had the guy not showed up finally.....and I love animals generally speaking...humans...not so much
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Im a animal lover for sure but a Pit bull on a leash, with a lady in control, in an airport? Love dogs but wouldn't think twice about killing one in that situation.
 
Hobbesarable said:
1. PDX will let a pet owner walk their dog letting it use the walkway as a toilet walking from gate to gate. The workers are unable to do anything about it with the exception of cleaning up the feces. Absolutely disgusting.

2. Dogs are animals and will react accordingly. Some are nice and some are not. Do not assume all dogs are warm and cuddly. And parents need to be aware of that as well. Do not pet dogs that do not know you. In general, I abhor irresponsible animal owners rather than the animal itself.
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It's the most ridiculous right Ive ever heard of. Small dogs in a crate under the seat can even be a nuisance, but a Pit Bull on a leash on an airplane?
 
Its hard to imagine a pit bull not being wacko nervous in a airport concourse or on a plane with 180 passengers. Passengers that spend good money to fly safely!
I cant imagine the fear that struck that little girl. I hope they put the dog down.
 
This is not funny and lacks class.
I expect better from some of you.
 
I first read of airplane emotional animals about 3 years ago. Before, all animals traveled in the cargo section under the passenger floor.

Apparently the rich wives of airline owners think the universe is centered around them.

People who barely tolerate dogs outnumber people who love dogs.
 
Yes. If you need an animal with you when you fly for emotional support, you just shouldn't be flying.

I was quite afraid of flying when I was young, but luckily I learned about the emotional support bloody mary.

barfo
 
I didn't know Mile High Bestiality was a thing.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Why? You've been here long enough to know better
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One day judging others with mental medical conditions will be treated the same as those who judge minorities for their skin color.
This thread is a piece of shit.
 
H.C. said:
One day judging others with mental medical conditions will be treated the same as those who judge minorities for their skin color.
This thread is a piece of shit.
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I could be wrong, but I think the judgment is toward those who abuse the accommodations made available to those with mental medical conditions, rather than to those with the conditions actually needing accommodation.

I confess that I know nothing about the validity, necessity, and history of the concept of emotional support animals, so I'm not willing to comment on the topic. But I understand the frustration about them.
 
I'm not judging people with mental issues...I am however judging people with pet dependencies that really are just milking the law for those who actually have this medical need....in my view most don't have the need from what I've seen....the grandchildren of the disabled man I worked for for years all applied for these care dog cards for their pit bulls and none of them were mentally ill...they just wanted to take their dogs everywhere with them.....rules like this tend to be abused …..as far as the thread being a piece of shit....I usually avoid stepping in shit if possible...particularly shit that compares comfort animal rules with racism
 
PtldPlatypus said:
I could be wrong, but I think the judgment is toward those who abuse the accommodations made available to those with mental medical conditions, rather than to those with the conditions actually needing accommodation.

I confess that I know nothing about the validity, necessity, and history of the concept of emotional support animals, so I'm not willing to comment on the topic. But I understand the frustration about them.
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You people have no right to judge these people.
Not everyone needs to pay 5k for an animal for a medical condition.
Be upset at the people who aren't responsible owners and leave it at that.

Oh right maybe people with mental issues should just take ritalin or happy pills.
Because popping pills has SOLVED ALL THE WORLDS PROBLEMS.

Screw you people.
 
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