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Re:U.S. to let airlines limit service animals on planes by fossuser on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @09:36PM (#22124320)
I’d guess this is the case for 90% of the animals on planes.

I’ll rarely see a real service dog that’s actually trained and wearing a real vest. Most are fake ESAs (fake in the sense that there’s no real regulation or standard and it’s just to give the appearance of being official or service dog like so people are afraid to deny the pet).

I think this is unethical and makes it harder for people with real service dogs, but I find a lot of dog owners get angry when I’ve mentioned this and blame the airlines for making it hard to fly with pets.

Re:U.S. to let airlines limit service animals on planes by zone411 on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @10:25PM (#22124555)
It's possible to fly with a dog under the seat that is not an ESA or a service dog. So I really doubt it's the case for 90% of the animals you see.
Re:U.S. to let airlines limit service animals on planes by cpncrunch on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @10:51PM (#22124666)
There's usually a limit of 20lb including the carrying case, which rules out most dogs from flying in the cabin unless they are registered as an ESA. See Mr Bentley for a good example.
Re:U.S. to let airlines limit service animals on planes by jacobwilliamroy on Thursday January 23, 2020 @12:19AM (#22125051)
You're an animal