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Will 2020 Mark The End Of Emotional Support Animals On Airlines?
April 27, 2020
Michael Goldstein Contributor Travel In 2020, the issue of Emotional Support Animals (ESA) on planes may come to a head. Airlines for America, an airline lobbying group, is pushing for new rules for “animals in the sky” that would effectively limit the service category to trained animals, such as guide dogs. This would eliminate untrained […]
Jet the fire service dog
April 27, 2020
Arson and deliberate fires are serious crimes which take up valuable time from Avon Fire and Rescue Service, when crews could be dealing with other major incidents. Therefore, the service needs all the help it can get when it comes to finding and detecting deliberate fires across Bristol. And so a Fire Dog called Jet, […]
Animal therapy ranch
April 27, 2020
Saddle Up Ranch, located just off the A926 on the edge of Blairgowrie, provides animal therapy to people from Perthshire, Dundee and Angus while rehabilitating animals. Serving young adults to pensioners, ranch boss Jessie Probst uses horses, dogs, goats, alpacas and even snails to help teach transferable skills about conveying and reading emotions, as well […]
K-9 HERO
April 27, 2020
The dogs of war, the dogs that help keep the peace, the dogs that track down the bad guys and turn up the missing, Man’s best friend and co-worker. What happens to them after a lifetime of service? Many retire with their handlers but not all. When the time comes, who rescues the rescuers? […]
Dogs find foster homes
April 27, 2020
The stay at home directive by Governor Larry Hogan has been an unusual gift to the Queen Anne’s County Animal Services shelter in Queenstown. Animal Services has been asking people to consider fostering a pet while they are staying home to comply with the efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and the fostering promotion […]
Working dog trains
April 27, 2020
The 30th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog Flight conducted a roadway detection training April 15 at Vandenberg Air Force Base. During the training, the squadron’s military working dog and handler teams faced a test of endurance and readiness as they rucked approximately 2 miles from the kennels toward Wall Beach and back. “The ruck […]
Schools are choosing therapy dogs
April 27, 2020
The pilot program putting fuzzy, four-legged counselors in Hamilton County schools is in talks with “several” other schools about expanding the program for the 2020-2021 school year, despite uncertainty about in-person instruction in the fall. Currently, the Hamilton County Education Service Center and Circle Tail have placed six therapy dogs in schools, where they work […]
Service dogs are needed
April 27, 2020
During the stay-at-home orders, more and more retired veterans that are suffering mental and physical disabilities are looking for service dogs. For retired veterans dealing with PTSD and or physical injuries, COVID-19 is bringing up memories they didn’t know they had. Memories they tucked away in a dark place. That’s why the local nonprofit, Veterans […]
Pet Policies vs. Companion Animals
April 26, 2020
HUD has issued new rules clarifying the responsibilities landlords shoulder regarding companion animals in rental properties. The newly released a “Notice on Service Animals and Assistance Animals for People with Disabilities in Housing and HUD-Funded Programs discusses how the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) intersect regarding the use of service […]
HUD Issues New Guidance On Reasonable Accommodations For Assistance Animals
April 26, 2020
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released guidance today that clarifies how housing providers can comply with the Fair Housing Act when assessing a request from a person with a disability to have an assistance animal. The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing against individuals who have disabilities that affect a major […]
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