Weird Service Animals On Planes

Dogs certified as service animals would still be permitted in plane cabins but service turkeys and service iguanas would be grounded under proposed rules.

Weird service animals on planes. EMOTIONAL support animals can now be banned from plane cabins after the US government ruled only service dogs can fly with their owners. 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. Delta also says it does not allow animals that emit a foul odor.

When it comes to service animals a dog is the most commonly used although the use of horses and monkeys has also been documented. Airlines meanwhile have expressed concern about the heightened attention these animals have received and the resources airlines expend each time an unusual or untrained animal is presented for. The Air Carrier Access Act states that airlines are not required to accommodate unusual service animals like rodents spiders or snakes.

GETTY IMAGES Tales of flights filled with service peacocks service rabbits service monkeys service turkeys and service iguanas have become an internet cottage industry. As the Huffington Post reported in 2016 Maureen Van Dorn found herself sat beside a large dalmatian brought on board as a support animal. These prickly little pals may be deemed emotional support animals by their owners but theyre still Erinaceomorpha non grata on some planes.

Emotional support animals will no longer qualify as service animals for plane flight according to the rule but psychiatric service animals will. Disability advocates have voiced concerns that the use of these unusual service animals on aircraft erodes the publics trust and confidence in service animals the NPRM states. Snakes on a Plane the movie.

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Airlines will be able to require passengers traveling with service animals to complete a Transportation Department form attesting to the animals training and good behavior and. Here are some of the most unusual service animals. Transportation department said passengers bringing unusual animals had eroded public trust in legitimate service animals Dexter an emotional support peacock photographed at an airport in 2018.

But there has been at least one photo taken of an adorable kangaroo buckled into an airplane seat proof on American Airlines. A child was injured by an emotional support dog on a Southwest Airlines flight from Phoenix to Portland Ore in February fueling the debate over regulations regarding animals on. Here are some of the strangest animals people have attempted successfully or not to bring on planes.