Max was a fun-loving Labrador retriever who enjoyed going for car rides and greeting clients at his owner’s office. But around age 16, Max suddenly started having accidents in the house and stopped ...

A few months ago I was asked to write an endorsement for Sunaura Taylor's recently published book called Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation. Once I began reading the manuscript I ...

A service animal refers to any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual ...

Numerous websites promise to qualify any pet as an emotional support animal that the sites claim can go nearly anywhere — inside restaurants and stores, into “no pets” apartments and throughout ...

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights announced a settlement involving riders with disabilities traveling with their ...

Emotional support animals (ESAs) are more than just pets. They provide crucial comfort and relief for emotional or psychological challenges. ESAs don’t need specialized training. They help alleviate ...

Emotional support animals (ESAs) are pets prescribed by a licensed mental health professional for those with disabling mental illness. While emotional support animals are commonly cats and dogs, any ...

Starting in March, Southwest will no longer allow emotional support animals on its flights, the airlines announced yesterday. Sure, that might seem pretty cold on a first read — I mean, who’d want to ...

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