Why Consider a Different Breed Other Than Exotic Species for Therapy?

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Question: Why consider a different breed other than exotic species for therapy?

Answer: The question of exotics is not clear under existing law. A disabled owner/handler should consider whether or not a different breed would give equal assistance, because that question may come up if there is a future dispute.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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When Can a Landlord Question You for Having Two Emotional Support Animals?

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Question: When can a landlord question you for having two emotional support animals?

Answer: If a tenant keeps two Emotional Support Animals to assist with combating suicidal tendencies and severe depression, then the landlord could have a viable argument against allowing both animals unless there was a reasonable justification for needing both animals. The landlord could argue that one animal alone would provide the needed support.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Can Landlords, Retail Store Staff, and Others Demand Paperwork for Your Animal?

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Question: Can landlords, retail store staff, and others demand paperwork for your animal?

Answer: These people are not allowed to demand registration “paperwork,” or “documents” for your assistance animal, but many will demand paperwork anyways, even though none is legally required. This is why registration with a registry such as SARC is extremely helpful. By handing over a registration, you can shortcut the conversation.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Should You Use a Particular Language When Requesting Assistance Animal Accommodation?

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Question: Should you use a particular language when requesting assistance animal accommodation?

Answer: If you are to let a landlord, property manager, or hotel operator know that you would like to request that your Assistance Animal live with you as a reasonable accommodation for your disability, there is no specific way that the written request has to be made; the law does not require that it be in writing or that you use particular language.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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What Issues Do an Exotic Animal Owner Need to Address?

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Question: What issues do an exotic animal owner need to address?

Answer: Some exotic animals may qualify as Emotional Support Animals. In the case of a lawsuit, the animal owner may likely need to address these issues:

  • Whether the chosen species or breed presents a health hazard to others (i.e., a poisonous spider or full-blood wolf).
  • Whether there is a reasonable need to have that particular type of animal that a more traditional animal such as a dog, cat, or rabbit would not equally fulfill.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Can a Housing Provider Ask Detailed Questions About the Assistance Animal?

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Question: Can a housing provider ask detailed questions about the assistance animal?

Answer: The housing provider may not ask detailed medical questions which would be an invasion of privacy rights. However, he or she can request reasonable evidence of the resident’s need for the assistance animal, such as a medical professional’s note.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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What Type of Assistance Animals Are Allowed in Any Residential Housing?

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Question: What type of assistance animals are allowed in any residential housing?

Answer: There are two types of assistance animals which a landlord, property manager, or hotel must allow to reside with its owner/handler in any residential housing:

1. Service Animals

2. Emotional Support Animals

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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How Will You Let a Transit Provider Know That You’re Traveling With Your Service Animal?

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Question: How will you let a transit provider know that you’re traveling with your service animal?

Answer: You can do it verbally when you purchase your fare, check in for your travel or board the vehicle. However, it is best to do this in writing so that you have evidence of how and when you made your request.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Should the Medical Letter Specify the Disability You’re Suffering From?

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Question: Should the medical letter specify the disability you’re suffering from?

Answer: For emotional support animals, airlines are not permitted to require the documentation to specify the type of mental health disability. Therefore, the letter does not have to specify what it is that the patient suffers from.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Does Registration Change Your Animal’s Status?

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Question: Does registration change your animal’s status?

Answer: Any registration is optional and voluntary under law. The registration itself does not create or change your animal’s status. Your animal’s status under law is determined by your disability and the animal’s assistance to you with that disability.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

Purchase your copy of the book by clicking the text or image below.

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