[NAGDU] Delta to Require Advance Documentation for Service, Support Animals to Fly - WSJ

Sat Jan 20 16:55:43 UTC 2018

hi all
I have been following this thread over the last 36hours and here is my observations.  I have noticed that people are picking out pieces of this thread and counter arguing with other people here.  As somebody who travels overseas a fair amount, I have no problem in letting the airlines that I am traveling with a service dog-guide all i have to produce is her medical book - pet passport.  It is a requirement that this is done by myself, both from the D O A from Ireland and United States.  i am doing this soon, as I will be returning back to the United States, and will have to repeat this again later on during this year when I return back to ireland on family business.  i do not see any problem in letting the airlines know, if they are looking for this now, that we are traveling with our service-guide dog and again i feel from what I read yesterday it is not guide dogs that this aimed at but other forms of service animals and service dogs that are there for emotional support animals in this case for people here that might be dogs, but as somebody has stated here or shared a link the different type of animals that people are traveling with claiming that there animal is a service animal.
Let the board of NAGDU come back with an answer in the future, as they are looking into this matter before jump up and down more on this issue again, this is just my observation and my 2cent worth.
regards
gabriel

> On 20 Jan 2018, at 16:35, Sherry Gomes via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Yes, and putting aside the health records and all just for a moment,
> advanced notice. I remember when my dad had cancer, and I flew from san
> Diego to Sacramento on a moment's notice when it got worse, the first time
> we thought he might die. If I lived somewhere where Delta was my only way to
> get to my dad, would I be denied a flight because I couldn't give 48 hours'
> notice? This whole thing should concern us all greatly, and I'm ready to
> help in any way I can. 
> 
> Sherry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org>] On Behalf Of Jordan Gallacher
> via NAGDU
> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2018 9:28 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
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> Cc: Jordan Gallacher <jordangandbelto at gmail.com <mailto:jordangandbelto at gmail.com>>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Delta to Require Advance Documentation for Service,
> Support Animals to Fly - WSJ
> 
> Still, they are asking for advanced notice that a service animal will be
> traveling, which i think is not allowed under the ACA.
> Jordan
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jan 20, 2018, at 10:22 AM, David via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hey, Julie.  I didn't make the policy.  I'm just commenting on what I read
> in the ACAA and the ADA.
>> 
>> You can get Delta's form here:
>> 
>> 
> https://www.delta.com/content/dam/delta-www/pdfs/policy/TrainedServiceAnimal
> -RequiredForms.pdf
>> 
>> They are requiring a vet's signature within the prior year on a form that
> lists the date of rabies and distemper vaccinations.  It does not require
> that the vaccinations be given within the last year.
>> 
>> I really think that people should get the facts before getting their
> shirts in a knot.
>> 
>> *David in Clearwater, FL*
>> *david at bakerinet.com
>> 
>> *
>>> On 1/20/2018 11:01 AM, Julie Johnson via NAGDU wrote:
>>> David,
>>> 
>>> How does the requirement of having a vaccination record of less than one
> year old mesh with the fact that rabies is the only legally required
> vaccination and in most places it's given every three years?
>>> 
>>> I'd also like to know, definitively, if Delta is requiring other
> vaccinations or health certifications, other than the rabies vaccine.
>>> 
>>> Julie
>>> On The Go with Guide-and-Service-Dogs.com
>>> http://www.guide-and-service-dogs.com
>>> also find my products in the Blind Mice Mega Mall
>>> 
> <https://www.blindmicemegamall.com/bmm/shop/Directory_Departments?storeid=19
> 16046> 
>>> -----Original Message----- From: David via NAGDU
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2018 9:52 AM
>>> To: Marianne Denning via NAGDU
>>> Cc: David
>>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Delta to Require Advance Documentation for Service,
> Support Animals to Fly - WSJ
>>> 
>>> Marianne is correct.  I think it should be noted that:
>>> 
>>> 1.  Air carriers are not required to comply with the ADA under the Air
>>> Carriers Accessibility Act (ACAA).
>>> 
>>> 2.  Under the ACAA, air carriers may require records of vaccinations for
>>> service animals.
>>> 
>>> 3.  Under the ACAA, air carriers may require a request for accommodation
>>> of a service animal prior to boarding and provide a form for doing so.
>>> 
>>> The new Delta policy regarding service animals does not require
>>> certification of service dog status.  It only requires that veterinary
>>> certificates of vaccination be less than 1 year old, if you are
>>> traveling with a service animal.  When I was at GDF, we were advised
>>> that we should always carry our vaccination certificates with us when we
>>> traveled by air.
>>> 
>>> I think the new policy was carefully researched by Delta. Now, whether
>>> it makes sense or not, is an entirely different thing, as many here have
>>> pointed out.
>>> 
>>> *David in Clearwater, FL*
>>> *david at bakerinet.com
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