As a disabled army veteran that has had to have a service dog now for well over 12 year's it is all of these morons that are going through these mail order registries for their lap dogs are making it so much harder on those of us that actually have to depend on our service dogs

It's about time people start calling out these idiots bringing these animals on flights completely abusing the need for a support animal.

I guess I'm too European to understand this dumbfvckery.

I agree. I have a Service dog. She is a Medical Alert Dog. I am a diabetic and she keeps track of my sugar levels. Without her I came very close to dying. My sugar gets too low in the early am hours and she will wake me up. She is a solid black German Shepherd. I wish they would give us a card to show for a legal service dog.

As a person with a Seizure disorder and who has a service dog, I applaud this restaurant. Far too many times my dog has been attacked by an ESA dog or a fake service dog. Everyone, I met always comments on how well my dog behaves and I always say "its the training" . I also have a regular pet dog who I love dearly, but she is not allowed to go where my other dog is and I hope people do not ruin it for people like me with a disorder/disability, if not for Bella I would not be allowed to drive, work and go about the ordinary things of everyday life. She is a blessing.

About those PTSD dogs, they are actually service dogs and trained to support their owner. They're allowed.

If you think a peacock or duck is giving you emotional support you've got more problems than any peacock or duck will ever be able to solve.

My emotional support dog makes it possible for me to enjoy being out and about. Without her, I would be house bound. After suffering a major trauma, years later, I became aware of just how much my life had changed to accommodate my fears and how small my world had become. I am so grateful to have my ESA. I'm sure there are cheaters. Aren't there always? My scars are not visible, but they are life altering. Please don't judge us all by those who take advantage of this opportunity for selfish indulgence.

I was a server at a restaurant when a family came in with their service dog. I had the great honor of getting to serve them. The service dog was able to detect seizures in their daughter. No one could even know that there was a dog in the restaurant. He laid under the table at the girls feet. The hardest thing for me was not being able to pet the dog. My dog is completely my emotional support, we have been thru everything together, but I would never use him just to be able to take him out to dinner with me. I am on the stores side for this. one Sorry Roamer, we will just find an outdoor patio that allows regular dogs. lol

This is a really difficult issue. I'm a wheelchair user, and have loads of allergies. I totally understand why someone. might need a service dog, and respect their legal rights to take that dog with them. I see them just the same as my wheelchair in that they both enable us to have an normal a life as possible. But my allergies mean dogs can be a problem for me. I just have to manage that, but if everyone suddenly decided they needed to take their pet dogs everywhere then I may well have more of a problem.

Went to a restaurant recently and a lady there brought her “emotional support dog”. It barked and nearly tripped one of the waitresses while she walked by with a tray of food.

What idiot thinks that their affection for an animal means it's a trained therapy companion animal like a seeing-eye dog or seizure-detection dog?!

Good, I'm so sick of animals in grocery stores and restaurants. It's unsanitary. I've seen dogs licking produce, sniffing the hot bar, etc.

I have a service dog in training. At 6 months she already helps me walk. Next is to help me up when I fall. We were in Wal-Mart today and some lady decided she just had to pet my dog. I think she was surprised when I told her to keep her damn hands off my dog.

Leave them out unless they are Service dogs.

Aw, man, I wanted to bring my emotional support hippo!

The sign should say PETS are not allowed. Some dogs are.

Dang! I was hoping my sister could bring me a lobster from Maine and get it on the plane by calling it her emotional support lobster! We were even going to get a vest for it that said "service lobster".

This is my emotional support elephant. I expect to be allowed to take it on the plane with me, for free. Oh and mind it gets fed, too.

There are dogs specifically trained for veterans with PTSD, I know of one which goes to work with his master every day at our Social Security Office here in Fresno. And he is well trained for his job.

Support this 100%. Entitled people need to stop trying to abuse the system. And if an "emotional support animal" ever bites a person or service animal, the owner needs to be fined, jailed and sued.

Not requiring proof the animal is a service animal is the problem we're having. Disabled people are required to have a handicap parking permit in their vehicle to park in a handicap space so why aren't people with service animals not required to have proof their animal is a service animal?

In Australia guide dogs for the blind are specially trained and come with a special harness fitted to the dog and the human. And Paperwork. The person is also trained with their dog before they go home together from the centre. Ditto hearing dogs etc. The training is NOT done by random humans wanting attention and "rights" they do not need. The peacock thing is absurd!!!!!

Its an awful abuse. I was at a restaurant where that "service dog" was all over the place. That ain't no service dog. Let's see how many pets show up when certification is required

Good. The pet in public places thing 😂 s way out of hand.

big ducky

Does anyone realize that anxiety, panic attacks, and social anxiety are disabilities!! The ESA is there so these people can have as close to good quality of life as to those who don’t need them to be in public. Yes, there are people that do this just to have their little doggie with them but, there are people that need these dogs to be able to have the comfort and security to go into public. Just because of a few rotten Apples doesn’t mean you punish the whole tree. So if you want to damn those with anxiety/social /panic attacks That they must stay at home and not try to have the best quality of life... Then y’all stay home. These disorders/disabilities are real to many people. It’s very easy to tell those who don’t have it and have not experienced it ... Because you are all the ones against it. And ESA is a very vital tool to have in the lives of these people. What right does anyone have to tell these people they cannot enjoy the same Quality of life as you. It’s disgusting!

I was in line to order at Starbucks the other day and one of those ESA's jumped up on my leg. Yup this pupper is not a trained service dog!

My entitled neighbor had his pup registered as an ESA just so he didn't have to pay for a ticket on airlines. And gets to hold his dog on his lap . In fairness, his dog is exceptionally behaved. But so many ESA are NOT well-behaved, just like their people. People like them make it so difficult for those who truly need service animals.

I am suffering from severe, and I talked with my therapist regarding the same, she told me I will be needing an ESA to support me, though there is difference between an ESA and a service animal, I believe ESA's should be allowed in public places as a pet's training is not a cure to someone's disability. I got my ESA LETTER from https://www.fastesaletter.com, and I feel excited and energetic with the company of my pet. If there is a place that is not allowing an ESA, I won't prefer the place...