06-22-2017, 12:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-22-2017, 12:56 PM by TreesAndBirds.)
(06-22-2017, 02:34 PM)dabigv link Wrote:My friend has an emotional support dog. It's just a normal dog, but having that designation gives him some leverage to have it in apartments and stores that otherwise would prohibit it. As I recall getting the designation required a phone call or form filled out. He's a normal guy without any anxiety or depression or anything.In the OC you can't really go to a store or shopping district without seeing a few of these pets...err support animals. It is already ridiculous as many of these dogs/cats/rabbits should not be in public markets with food. I am sure there are a few people out there that can reduce their meds with support animals, but there are quite a number of questionable designations out there.
So I think the emotional support thing is sort of a scammy way to have a dog where u otherwise might not. Sort of like "medical marijuana."
(06-22-2017, 02:34 PM)dabigv link Wrote:My friend has an emotional support dog. It's just a normal dog, but having that designation gives him some leverage to have it in apartments and stores that otherwise would prohibit it. As I recall getting the designation required a phone call or form filled out. He's a normal guy without any anxiety or depression or anything.In the OC you can't really go to a store or shopping district without seeing a few of these pets...err support animals. It is already ridiculous as many of these dogs/cats/rabbits should not be in public markets with food. I am sure there are a few people out there that can reduce their meds with support animals, but there are quite a number of questionable designations out there.
So I think the emotional support thing is sort of a scammy way to have a dog where u otherwise might not. Sort of like "medical marijuana."
(06-22-2017, 02:27 PM)fullmetal link Wrote:Okay...this is a little much. Let's hope that students with allergies triggered by others' emotional support animals don't start a civil war. Or maybe students with severe aversions to aforementioned tarantulas, snakes, etc.
The smells, the animal bio waste, etc. are all non-trivial issues/responsibilities to deal with. And heaven forbid that support animals not get along with each other--e.g. trained seeing-eye dogs are one thing, but emotional support animals don't seem to be required to undergo any sort of training. And maybe Fido attacks Fifi and causes severe trauma--who's to blame?
Can't wait for the first emotional support rattlesnake.
I'm not against the idea of emotional support, but the logistics are not that simple where animals are concerned.
(06-22-2017, 02:27 PM)fullmetal link Wrote:Okay...this is a little much. Let's hope that students with allergies triggered by others' emotional support animals don't start a civil war. Or maybe students with severe aversions to aforementioned tarantulas, snakes, etc.
The smells, the animal bio waste, etc. are all non-trivial issues/responsibilities to deal with. And heaven forbid that support animals not get along with each other--e.g. trained seeing-eye dogs are one thing, but emotional support animals don't seem to be required to undergo any sort of training. And maybe Fido attacks Fifi and causes severe trauma--who's to blame?
Can't wait for the first emotional support rattlesnake.
I'm not against the idea of emotional support, but the logistics are not that simple where animals are concerned.
(06-22-2017, 03:13 PM)Farm93 link Wrote:[quote author=dabigv link=topic=17005.msg195008#msg195008 date=1498167291]In the OC you can't really go to a store or shopping district without seeing a few of these pets...err support animals. It is already ridiculous as many of these dogs/cats/rabbits should not be in public markets with food. I am sure there are a few people out there that can reduce their meds with support animals, but there are quite a number of questionable designations out there.
My friend has an emotional support dog. It's just a normal dog, but having that designation gives him some leverage to have it in apartments and stores that otherwise would prohibit it. As I recall getting the designation required a phone call or form filled out. He's a normal guy without any anxiety or depression or anything.
So I think the emotional support thing is sort of a scammy way to have a dog where u otherwise might not. Sort of like "medical marijuana."
(06-22-2017, 03:13 PM)Farm93 link Wrote:[quote author=dabigv link=topic=17005.msg195008#msg195008 date=1498167291]In the OC you can't really go to a store or shopping district without seeing a few of these pets...err support animals. It is already ridiculous as many of these dogs/cats/rabbits should not be in public markets with food. I am sure there are a few people out there that can reduce their meds with support animals, but there are quite a number of questionable designations out there.
My friend has an emotional support dog. It's just a normal dog, but having that designation gives him some leverage to have it in apartments and stores that otherwise would prohibit it. As I recall getting the designation required a phone call or form filled out. He's a normal guy without any anxiety or depression or anything.
So I think the emotional support thing is sort of a scammy way to have a dog where u otherwise might not. Sort of like "medical marijuana."
(06-22-2017, 03:10 PM)Robber Baron 83 link Wrote:Some of us had pets in the dorms despite the rules. I only had a fish. But some of my housemates had hamsters, salamanders and one even had a chinchilla.
(06-22-2017, 03:10 PM)Robber Baron 83 link Wrote:Some of us had pets in the dorms despite the rules. I only had a fish. But some of my housemates had hamsters, salamanders and one even had a chinchilla.
(06-22-2017, 08:54 PM)GoodGrief link Wrote:I'm sure there are people who genuinely need those animals, but I bet a large portion just like being having their pets around in the restaurant, grocery store, and dorm. I do think the abuse of the "support animal" moniker is really disrespectful to actual service animals.Yep. My wife is a therapist and frequently gets requests from clients to let them have service dogs. Many of the people asking for this do not need the dogs. Supposedly, there are shady practitioners who will approve anyone's request for a service animal for a fee. And I've heard (but not checked myself) that you can go on line and buy the stupid "service dog" vest for your dog--that alone is good enough to get your dog in a lot of places it would not be allowed otherwise.
(06-22-2017, 08:54 PM)GoodGrief link Wrote:I'm sure there are people who genuinely need those animals, but I bet a large portion just like being having their pets around in the restaurant, grocery store, and dorm. I do think the abuse of the "support animal" moniker is really disrespectful to actual service animals.Yep. My wife is a therapist and frequently gets requests from clients to let them have service dogs. Many of the people asking for this do not need the dogs. Supposedly, there are shady practitioners who will approve anyone's request for a service animal for a fee. And I've heard (but not checked myself) that you can go on line and buy the stupid "service dog" vest for your dog--that alone is good enough to get your dog in a lot of places it would not be allowed otherwise.
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