Weird Service Animals On Planes

The decision which aims to settle tensions between carriers and passengers who bring their pets on board for free could earn airlines an extra 60million a year.

Weird service animals on planes. On the other hand an emotional support animals sole purpose is to comfort. Service animals are specially trained to assist their handler with a task related to a disability. Disability advocates have voiced concerns that the use of these unusual service animals on aircraft erodes the publics trust and confidence in service animals the NPRM states.

As the Huffington Post reported in 2016 Maureen Van Dorn found herself sat beside a large dalmatian brought on board as a support animal. Here are some of the strangest animals people have attempted successfully or not to bring on planes. Delta has a set of rules that bans snakes hedgehogs ferrets insects and sugar gliders.

In May 2018 due to an uptick in strange support animals making it to 30000 feet American Airlines announced that hedgehogs would no longer be welcome on their flights. Weird service animals on planes. Although commonly grouped together service animals and emotional support animals are very different.

Here are some of the most unusual service animals. When it comes to service animals a dog is the most commonly used although the use of horses and monkeys has also been documented. As one Gawker writer said If I saw this happening in person it would not just make my trip or my month or my year it.

The Air Carrier Access Act states that airlines are not required to accommodate unusual service animals like rodents spiders or snakes. GETTY IMAGES Tales of flights filled with service peacocks service rabbits service monkeys service turkeys and service iguanas have become an internet cottage industry. The VERY strange emotional support pets passengers have taken on planes including ducks a kangaroo and a HORSE.

A turtle is a trusty companion on a flight. A customer tried to bring a baby kangaroo on the plane as a service animal a retired airline customer service agent with 18 years of experience told Business Insider. Airlines meanwhile have expressed concern about the heightened attention these animals have received and the resources airlines expend each time an unusual or untrained animal is presented for.