[NFBofAlaska] FW: [Geb-grads] The US transportation department has issued a final rule essentially banning emotional support animals on flights

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My name isn't Bonnie. Please stop sending me emails!!

On Wed, Dec 2, 2020, 11:29 AM Katie Lester via NFBofAlaska <
nfbofalaska at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
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> I just received this email. This is a big step.
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> Have a great day!
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> Katie Lester
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> *From:* Geb-grads <geb-grads-bounces at lists.screenreview.org> *On Behalf
> Of *Ariana Parker via Geb-grads
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 2, 2020 8:57 AM
> *To:* geb-grads at lists.screenreview.org
> *Subject:* [Geb-grads] The US transportation department has issued a
> final rule essentially banning emotional support animals on flights
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> I’m sure many of you has had run ins with un-trained animals in the
> airport. I got my guide about 2 months before quarantine so have not flown
> with him yet. This is good news for those with real service animals.  My
> only question is I do know the ADA only recognize miniature horses, and
> dogs as service animals. I will never have a mini Horse  is as a guide,
> simply because they are too big. But what about those with them ?
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> Article link is below along with a transcript of it for those who may have
> issues accessing the link
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> Article:* The government has decided that when it comes to air travel,
> only dogs can be service animals, and companions used for emotional support
> don’t count.*
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> *The Transportation Department issued a final rule Wednesday that aims to
> settle years of tension between airlines and passengers who bring their
> pets on board for free by saying they need them for emotional support.*
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> *For years, the department required airlines to allow animals with
> passengers who had a doctor’s note saying they needed the animal for
> emotional support. Airlines believed passengers abused the rule to bring a
> menagerie of animals on board including cats, turtles, pigs and in one
> case, a peacock.*
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> *The agency said Wednesday that it was rewriting the rules partly because
> passengers carrying unusual animals on board “eroded the public trust in
> legitimate service animals.” It also cited the increasing frequency of
> people “fraudulently representing their pets as service animals,” and a
> rise in misbehavior by emotional-support animals.*
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> *The new rule will force passengers with emotional-support animals to
> check them into the cargo hold — and pay a pet fee — or leave them at home.
> The agency estimated airlines will gain up to $59.6 million a year in pet
> fees.*
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> *Under the final rule, which takes effect in 30 days, a service animal is
> a dog trained to help a person with a physical or psychiatric disability.
> Advocates for veterans and others had pushed for inclusion of psychiatric
> service dogs. Airlines will be able to require owners to vouch for the
> dog’s health, behavior and training. Airlines can require people with a
> service dog to turn in paperwork up to 48 hours before a flight, but they
> can’t bar those travelers from checking in online like other passengers.*
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> *Airlines can require that service dogs to be leashed at all times, and
> they can bar dogs that show aggressive behavior. There have been incidents
> of emotional-support animals biting passengers.*
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> *The Transportation Department stood by an earlier decision to prohibit
> airlines from banning entire dog breeds. That is a setback for Delta Air
> Lines, which banned “pit bull type dogs” in 2018, a move that was
> criticized by disability advocates.*
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> *Delta, however, is giving no indication of backing down. In a statement,
> a Delta spokeswoman said the airline is reviewing the new rule but, “At
> this time, there are no changes to Delta’s current service and support
> animal policies*
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> Links is below :
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> https://www.pressherald.com/2020/12/02/dogs-only-u-s-tightens-definition-of-service-animals-on-planes/
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> Ariana & Ned
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