[nagdu] ADA definition of service animals

[Lori Dent]

Hi all,

I'm hearing  more and more about dogs being allowed in public places that help people deal with stress, anziety and oather reasons that as far as I know that does not meet the definition. 

I know of one person who suffers from extreme stress in public  and she brings her Chihuahua  mix with her where ever she goes. Her doctor prescribed the dog and the woman claims her dog is a"medical necessity".

I was just wondering if the ADA has a clear cut definition of  of a service animal.There have been a couple of articles in the paper about what a service animal is. In today's Hints from Heloise she was talking about service animals. What I got from the article is some confusion about this issue. Is there anything in the ADA that is not clear cut and open the door for other purposes?

Lori and the Gipper