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

[Danielle Sykora]

I am very glad NAGDU is making an effort to communicate with airlines to ensure their policies our legal and beneficial. That being said, I hope NAGDU keep in mind all types of service dogs and disabilities, not just focused on protecting blind people and guide dogs. I of coarse recognize that NAGDU Would be primarily focused on the rights of individuals with visual impairments, but I just thought this was a point to bring up.
I actually think Delta made A good decision with this policy. No dog under four months old has enough training to be a service dog, or even reliable enough obedience training to be an ESA in terms of air travel. Delta  went for that extreme young age where people should be able to easily tell the dog is a puppy. Then again, I remember having a four month old puppy in a pet friendly public place and half the people I encountered thought she was a service dog I assume because I was using my cane... I doubt this will be too much of an issue for guide dog users since guide dogs are rarely under about 50 pounds or so, but I wonder how this would affect people with smaller or medium breeds. 

Danielle 

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> On Dec 13, 2018, at 11:28 AM, Lauren Bishop via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> With regards to international travel, you are required to present some form of documentation, be it a rabies certificate, or certificate of health, or some other type of documentation.  On the documentation, there should be some reference as to how old the dog is.  In addition, they will be able to tell the age of the dog by its vaccinations, since not all vaccinations are given prior to six months of age.  Airlines are required to check your documentation because they cannot be liable for transporting any animal, service or not, without ensuring it meets the requirements for the particular port of entry.  It is also grounds for the airline to prohibit you from taking your service dog past the ticket counter if you do not have this information.
> Thanks,
> Lauren 
> 
>> On Dec 12, 2018, at 1:02 PM, Jessica Dail via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> 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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>> Sent from my iPhone
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