US: Airline group seeks to limit all 'emotional support' animals to just dogs

An airlines group representing 9 major carriers has asked the DoT to limit the type of emotional support animals allowed on flights to just dogs. A4A wrote a report to DoT earlier this month, requesting stricter policies for emotional support animals. The airlines group argues that the number of incidents involving emotional support animals has only grown in recent years — American Airlines saw a 40% increase of support animals on-board between 2016 and 2017 — and that the reported incidents of emotional support animals “urinat[ing], defecat[ing] and biting” has also increased. “Airlines have become increasingly concerned that untrained service animals pose a risk to the health and safety of its crew members and passengers,” the airlines group said in the report. <br/>