http://animals.howstuffworks.com/pet...-for-pets4.htm
http://www.pettravel.com/passports_comfort_animals.cfm
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...iceAnimals.jsp
Notice NO ADA certification for comfort animals.
And a funny one.
http://crankyflier.com/2007/08/09/comfort-animals/
Here from Delta (do not look at the "pets" section of the airlines website)--
Emotional Support Animals and Psychiatric Service Animals
Delta complies with the Air Carrier Access Act by allowing customers traveling with emotional support animals or psychiatric service animals to travel without charge with the following conditions:
Acceptance Guidelines
May or may not be trained to perform observable functions. However, the animal must be trained to behave properly in public settings as service animals do.
Emotional support animals travel free of charge and the animal is exempt from cabin allotment.
Like service animals, emotional support animals can be transported in the cabin.
Delta requires documentation (not more than one year old) on letterhead from a licensed mental health professional to be presented to an agent upon check in stating:
Title, address, and phone number of mental health professional.
The passenger has a mental health related disability recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - 4th Edition.
That the passenger needs the emotional support or psychiatric service animal as an accommodation for air travel and/or for activity at the passenger's destination.
That the person listed in the letter is under the care of the assessing physician or mental health professional.
A kennel is not required for emotional support animals if they are fully trained and meet same requirements as a service animal.
Passengers should ask to speak to the Complaint Resolution Office (CRO) if they encounter any issues while traveling with emotional support animals.
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I predict once people figure this out there will be hundreds of little Fluffy's with vests parading around airpots(sic). How many people that use handicap parking are not really unable to walk or need to get out a wheel chair? At the local gym people park in handicap spaces and to take a Spin class. When have you seen a cop check the person pulling into the space? Never?
Again, I get real service animals, like for the blind. But really people, do you not see the scam here? LOL