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The Dubious Rise of Emotional Support Animals
The use of service animals is protected by federal law. But what about emotional support animals? Why is it that you can take an Alpaca with you to a museum as a treatment for anxiety? One writer investigated and tested the boundaries of where one can take animals designated for emotional support?
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe use of service animals is protected by federal law. But what about emotional support animals? Why is it that you can take an Alpaca with you to a museum as a treatment for anxiety? One writer investigated and tested the boundaries of where one can take animals designated for emotional support?
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3 of 5Ebola Treatment Challenges, and Bay Guardian Shutdown Reflects Cultural Change in San Francisco- 0:00Ebola 101
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- 14:02The Dubious Rise of Emotional Support AnimalsYou’re reading this
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