Airlines banning emotional support animals in plane cabins

[Catherine]

In recent years airlines  have accommodated a wide range of  emotional support animals. 
Many of these animals were not trained in any way and were not actual service animals.
American Airlines has decided only registered service animals will be allowed in the cabin of the plane. All other animals must fly in the cargo hold or in a carrier under the seat, for a fee.
Alaska Airlines has also banned emotional support animals.


https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/america...-1.5254325

https://people.com/pets/alaska-airlines-...t-animals/

This ban has been in the works for some time now.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelgold...626e333f9f

This whole situation is unfortunate. It took years of work to gain rights for actual service dogs. Giving emotional support animals  the same rights  did make sense. Some people really do have an animal that is trained to give emotional support. Having those animals on planes makes sense. However lately there have been some abuses of the system. People put a vest on a random pet and claim that makes it a support animal. Many of these animals are poorly trained a pets and they cause problems.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55177736

It is a complicated issue and I can understand someone needing their pet with them on a plane.  It just isn't working to have peacocks as support animals on planes. There have been some very odd animals presented as emotional support animals.

https://bestlifeonline.com/emotional-support-animals/

All of our pets are support animals in some ways. It just gets difficult if we insist on flying with them.