Moderately Confused by Jeff Stahler for February 08, 2019

I don’t know, therapy pets are much more considerate than many “human” passengers.

And yet, they’d never let my parrot come aboard, or my son’s tarantula.

Naturally, when airlines opened the door for one kind of passenger, there was the usual push from the fringes, just to see what could be gotten through.

True Service Animals are much more than some therapy pet—— someone’s pet which they like having around. A Service Animal is specially trained to perform tasks needed by the person they serve. Big difference, and it offends me that people try to take advantage of lax laws and restrictions.

While navigating the zig-zag line for security, I commented to a fellow traveler, “I hope there’s a piece of cheese at the end of this maze.”

I’d rather fly sitting next to a dog than most people.

everybody claims to have PTSD now, and every animal alive seems to be a “support animal”. I draw the line at snakes, lizards, skunks, and others as “support animals”. I am guessing that maybe .1% of those who claim to need one actually do.

3 people, 4 animals…someone has two support animals?

I heard emotional support hedgehogs and tarantulas have been banned.

Even when the situation is not just made up, it is still an animal, and I just really don’t want a pile of dog (or emu or alligator, etc.) poop in my airplane cabin. And from the animal’s viewpoint, being confined for several hours on a plane (and don’t forget that the animal will also be in pain from pressure differential – how is that a good thing?) with no box is just wrong.

My favorite part about going to the airport is seeing and petting dogs. It makes me sad when you can’t pet the drug dogs. One airport—Denver maybe? —has big dogs that they walk around the airport just to let people pet them. And that is awesome.

I’m allergic to pet dander. Where are my rights? If you need a therapy dog, here’s an idea: Why not get in therapy?