[82lsju]

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.

A man was severely injured on a Delta Air Lines flight after officials say he was attacked by another passenger's emotional support dog just prior to takeoff Sunday.

According to an incident report, a passenger identified as "Mr. Mundy," a current military service member, had an emotional support dog with him while boarding his flight from Atlanta to San Diego.

When Mundy and his 4-year-old chocolate lab-pointer mix took their seat next to another passenger identified as "Mr. Jackson," the dog allegedly attacked Jackson.

Jackson suffered multiple bites and was transported to the hospital in stable condition with severe injuries to his face, according to the report. The dog has been vaccinated for rabies.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/emotional-suppo...d=47869231

[82lsju]

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.

A man was severely injured on a Delta Air Lines flight after officials say he was attacked by another passenger's emotional support dog just prior to takeoff Sunday.

According to an incident report, a passenger identified as "Mr. Mundy," a current military service member, had an emotional support dog with him while boarding his flight from Atlanta to San Diego.

When Mundy and his 4-year-old chocolate lab-pointer mix took their seat next to another passenger identified as "Mr. Jackson," the dog allegedly attacked Jackson.

Jackson suffered multiple bites and was transported to the hospital in stable condition with severe injuries to his face, according to the report. The dog has been vaccinated for rabies.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/emotional-suppo...d=47869231