[NAGDU] Delta bans kittens and puppies as support animals on all flights and all emotional support animals on longer hauls

David david at bakerinet.com
Wed Dec 12 18:33:53 UTC 2018


Handlers with dogs in training are not protected under the ADA or the 
ACAA.  Airlines often let them travel as a courtesy, but are not 
required to do so.

*David in Clearwater, FL*
*david at bakerinet.com*
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On 12/12/2018 1:16 PM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU wrote:
> My only concern was where it says service or support animals under four months of age. If  you are training a guide, how old are they when you actually start. Under four months seems young, but I am not sure it is.
> Cindy Lou Ray
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan via NAGDU
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 12:06 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Buddy Brannan <buddy at brannan.name>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Delta bans kittens and puppies as support animals on all flights and all emotional support animals on longer hauls
>
> Nope. Emotional support animals are not service dogs, and are not covered under the ACAA. Why would they do this? Couldn’t have anything to do with the huger spike in the number of people flying with badly behaved emotional support animals…Nah…has to be something else.
>
>> On Dec 12, 2018, at 12:02 PM, Jessica Dail via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> Is this illegal?
>>
>> Why would they do this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jessica https://www.marketwatch.com/story/delta-bans-kittens-and-puppies-as-support-animals-on-all-flights-and-all-emotional-support-animals-on-longer-hauls-2018-12-10
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