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Re:US Rules Airlines Must Allow Miniature Horses to Fly as S... by whatisthiseven on Friday August 09, 2019 @11:52AM (#20655480)
"and if someone gets super defensive about that question, odds are good that it is indeed a fake service animal."

Or maybe they don't want to defend their right to a service animal to every single person that asks and thinks their animal is fake? This strategy might unveil some fakers, but it is also incredibly derisive to those with these animals to be lumped into the same group as fakers.

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Re:US Rules Airlines Must Allow Miniature Horses to Fly as S... by Buttons840 on Friday August 09, 2019 @12:01PM (#20655571)
Give the service animal a "license plate" that can be verified on a government website? I guess they could be copied or falsified fairly easily.
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Re:US Rules Airlines Must Allow Miniature Horses to Fly as S... by basch on Friday August 09, 2019 @12:40PM (#20655964)
but theres no official body to certify them. first youd have to come up with what counts and what doesnt.

at the moment anyone can start up a certification business. its like being ordained.

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Re:US Rules Airlines Must Allow Miniature Horses to Fly as S... by ropiwqefjnpoa on Friday August 09, 2019 @01:22PM (#20656414)
Legislate everything is not the answer. Bus that's prob what's going to happen.
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Re:US Rules Airlines Must Allow Miniature Horses to Fly as S... by compsciphd on Friday August 09, 2019 @12:09PM (#20655637)
chip it.
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Re:US Rules Airlines Must Allow Miniature Horses to Fly as S... by CydeWeys on Friday August 09, 2019 @04:05PM (#20657824)
Unless you're going to put chip readers in every place of public accommodation, this won't help much.
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Re:US Rules Airlines Must Allow Miniature Horses to Fly as S... by compsciphd on Friday August 09, 2019 @05:10PM (#20658279)
it wouldn't be hard or expensive for places that care about allowing service animals to get a chip reader.
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Re:US Rules Airlines Must Allow Miniature Horses to Fly as S... by CydeWeys on Friday August 09, 2019 @08:58PM (#20659489)
Every place of public accommodation, i.e. all businesses, are required to allow service animals. "Caring" isn't optional.
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Re:US Rules Airlines Must Allow Miniature Horses to Fly as S... by compsciphd on Saturday August 10, 2019 @11:43PM (#20666100)
many places don't care to exclude pets at all. they don't care. many places might decide its not worth caring about if its a real service animal or not. they don't care. the only places that care are the places that would want to actively exclude non service animals.
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