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Originally Posted by Ally Pally
I recently flew Zurich/Toronto (Executive First) where one, very sick passenger had her large Airedale in the cabin - the dog was not a seeing-eye dog, but one that was trained to warn its owner when her medication was due. The dog was well-behaved, had been sedated and the only minor problem was when the cabin crew were serving meals. The aisles were too narrow for trolley and dog. More tolerance is needed in this world!
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If the animal was sedated then it was a pet, not a service animal. If one needs the animal to perform a specific function (warn about medication, seizure, etc.) then why would one sedate it dulling the senses and possibly rendering it unable to perform that function? I'm saying that in this case it was most likely someone traveling with a regular pet who had it declared as an assistance animal to avoid paying the pet transport fee.