Missouri Legislation Cracks Down on Fake Service Animals

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There’s a growing trend of people passing off their pets as service animals – and it’s hurting the reputation of real service animals. For example, an Alabama man was on a flight from Atlanta to San Diego when a fellow passenger’s dog mauled him.

The Missouri legislation is pending and this legislation will make it an offense to misrepresent regular pet dogs as service dogs. This law recognizes mental health assistance animals, but limits them to trained dogs.

Article source: stltoday.com

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