Needless to say, owning a pet or an Emotional Support Animal (ESA) is a huge responsibility, but how much does that dog or cat or even that bird in the window really cost? Aside from the initial cost of purchasing a pet, or better yet: adopting one, there’s a whole slew of other expenses that accompany pet parenthood, and in an …
Allowing Pets in College Dorms
Universities have the obligation to admit emotional support animals into school housing and dorms. The housing board must allow emotional support animals access to provide therapy for people through affection and companionship as a form of reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974. Although many schools have relaxed policies on pet …
Emotional Support Animals vs. Service Dogs and Therapy Dogs
Emotional support animals or emotional support dogs do not have any special training and it is not required by law. Their primary role is to provide emotional comfort, companionship, friendship, and affection to their owners. The idea around having an emotional support animal is that the disabled person will be able to function better with the companion pet around, but …
What is an Emotional Support Animal?
An ESA (Emotional Support Animal) is a US legal term for an animal that provides therapeutic benefits to its owner through companionship and affection. Emotional support animals do not have to go through intense training in order to help alleviate their owner’s disability, unlike psychiatric service dogs. Emotional Support Animals only need as much training as a domestic and ordinary …
Why Do Dogs Do That? A Closer Look at Canine Quirks and Behavior
Why do dogs do the things they do? What makes them tick? If you’re proudly owned by a canine companion, yours has probably done something that left you scratching your head from time to time, wondering why on earth dogs do, well, whatever it is they’re doing! Well, wonder no more, because we’ve rounded up everything that confuses dog owners …
Emotional Support Animal – The Owner’s Guide
Welcome to Emotional Pet Support’s guide for an Emotional Support Animal owner. An Emotional Companion Dog is an emotional support animal that is prescribed by a licensed mental health professional to help with an individual suffering from depression or a panic disorder, along with many other disabilities. This is different than a service dog or a therapy dog because these …
Emotional Support Animals and Service Animals
Can you keep a pet in your rental apartment, even if there is a “no-pets” policy, by calling it an emotional support animal? People with disabilities are allowed to keep service animals, such as dogs that help the blind, deaf, mobility impaired, or even those with a mental impairment; but emotional support animals do not fit into this category. One …