In the past, students who lived in college dormitories used to leave their pets at home. Now, we can see that more and more students request to have their cat or dog accompany them to campus, and these animals are labeled “emotional support animals.” ESAs are known to provide therapeutic benefits to their owners suffering from an emotional disability such as anxiety or depression.

Administrators at Temple University say that the number of requests for emotional support animals increased from 6 requests to 20 requests in one year. While there is the likelihood of fraud behind these requests, still, college administrators have a hard time denying these requests because they’re for mental health.

Article source: washingtonexaminer.com

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