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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Absolutely! Highly suspicious---the owner would be the first to admonish someone for trying to pet a true service dog. But until the management of any establishment is willing to challenge these people, you'll see more and more fraud. I always hate to involve government, but perhaps it is time to make a law that a service animal requires a permit that is certified by a veterinarian. And if it is an "emotional support animal", by both a psychiatrist and a vet. I'm willing to bet these sightings would go down 85%
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Not all service animals need to go unpetted. Nobody knows if the dog in question smells oncoming blood sugar issues. Service animals are certified and registered, etc., but not by vets, why by vets?
Support animals do need official therapist or md letters.
The question is, do we need to spend a brazillion dollars on a national crackdown?
If there were a budget, I would spend it on a national program for mental disorders.
Pardon my tone. Still rankled over the ridiculous msnbc debacle.