by Charlie Leocha | Aug 9, 2019
More than 75 organizations applaud DOT’s new Emotional Support Animal rules Department of Transportation has just released its new emotional support animal rules. What started out as a way to get your pet aboard planes without paying extra to fly with...
by Ned S. Levi | Jul 29, 2019
FAA emotional support animal regulations need a major overhaul Last week, an American Airlines flight attendant was bitten by a fake emotional support animal on a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Greensboro, North Carolina. The flight attendant’s hand was...
by Ned S. Levi | Feb 26, 2018
Are passengers bringing emotional support animals aboard planes scamming the airlines? Air travelers using emotional support animals (ESA) seem to be increasingly scamming the airlines. United Airlines reported that 43,000 emotional support animals were brought on...
by Charlie Leocha | Jan 24, 2020
New rules seek to close the loophole that allows pets to be considered fully service animals The Department of Transportation (DOT) released its proposed rule for airline transport of what have come to be called emotional support animals. This Notice of Proposed...
by Ned S. Levi | Aug 19, 2019
New ESA rules — an exercise in window dressing As I reported last month, emotional support animals (ESAs) too often have attacked passengers and crew on aircraft. At times, they have inflicted serious injuries. On a Delta flight, Ronald Munday suffered severe wounds...