Emotional support animals on flights restricted to trained dogs: DOT

Published December 3, 2020 10:52am ET



Cats, pigs, and peacocks can no longer travel as emotional support animals on passenger flights after the Department of Transportation issued new rules surrounding emotional support animals on airplanes.

The department revised regulations involving the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 and limited what is considered a service animal to “a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability.”

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