Weird Service Animals On Planes

When it comes to service animals a dog is the most commonly used although the use of horses and monkeys has also been documented.

Weird service animals on planes. 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. Weird service animals on planes. But there has been at least one photo taken of an adorable kangaroo buckled into an airplane seat proof on American Airlines.

But have you heard of reptiles or pigs used as support animals by people with disabilities or health conditions. One can only hope to be seated next to an adorable animal such as. These prickly little pals may be deemed emotional support animals by their owners but theyre still Erinaceomorpha non grata on some planes.

Although commonly grouped together service animals and emotional support animals are very different. Service animals are specially trained to assist their handler with a task related to a disability. A customer tried to bring a baby kangaroo on the plane as a service animal a retired airline customer service agent with 18 years of experience told Business Insider.

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. Snakes on a Plane the movie. As one Gawker writer said If I saw this happening in person it would not just make my trip or my month or my year it.

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. Here are some of the strangest animals people have attempted successfully or not to bring on planes. New gallery on Bored Panda shows strangest support animals taken on planes.

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 VERY strange emotional support pets passengers have taken on planes including ducks a kangaroo and a HORSE.