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CHICAGO TRIBUNE: No more winging it for emotional support animals
08 December 2020 - 16:18
When you board a commercial airliner, you know there are certain risks that go with this mode of transportation. You may be placed next to someone with a squalling infant, or the plane may sit on the tarmac for hours waiting for take-off. Most air travellers learn to take these possible outcomes in their stride.
But miniature horses? Turtles? Monkeys? Potbellied pigs? Humans have brought (or tried to bring) all sorts of animals on flights, claiming they are needed for psychological purposes. Between 2016 and 2018 alone, the number of such “emotional support animals” on flights rose by a whopping 81%...
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