• Woman removed from plane after boarding with 'emotional support' squirrel
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Spear Hunting a Wild Animal that weighs two times the average human adult =/= Taking part in the cruel/disgusting practice of animal breeding mills.
I'm glad there are still OGs on this site that remember the ORIGINAL facepunch meme
But the spear hunting thing was done purely for the 'joy' of it, whereas animals can be bred in humane ways for these types of jobs, surely?
Yeah got kicked off the other day because my support alpaca kept spitting at people.
I'm guessing my emotional support honey badger would be a 'no'.
can i bring my emotional support pet rock to an airplane?
If he wears a fursuit you think itll count?
Depends if your Honey Badger is this type: https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/224422/8faeb43a-9835-4477-9b83-11fa7d96f56d/AAC_Honey_badger.png
It's far worse https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/226487/57d1b551-c852-46c5-bbe5-6a76cf5fa569/a5e326909bcd716837391d990095a89e.jpg
Can i get a free ticket if Im an emotional support human?
Emotional Support luggage, you're going to charge me for the weight of it?? That's fucking discrimination against larger luggage.
Thing is, lot of those animal mills tend to abandon "useless" animals. My cousins Maddie and Abby, both work with deaf pitbulls that are from these animal mills, and raise them to understand sign language. If it wasn't for their effort, said animals would either be street mutts or would end up being euthanized for being deemed useless by the ASPCA. It's stuff like this which makes my blood boil because almost every animal I have personally raised, has always come from the streets, inside of barns, or in the case of our most recent addition: Inside a combine harvester. As for hunting with spears, if the animal is brought down still within a reasonable amount of time, it's all fair game in my eyes. And just to give context on how many animals I have taken care of in my time... https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/58168/75f63230-58ca-4adf-98b0-e6a98694aa9c/feeding bob.jpg I spent roughly a week with only about six hours of sleep, in order to make sure this cat was fed and taken care of. That little kitten is now a very, very loyal cat. Who also gets upset when we don't get him something for Christmas!
Aww, that's very sweet and informative. Sorry for my original response - it was unnecessary and rude.
As indeed, squirrels have been kept as pets for quite some time. They are represented in 14th century renaissance art notably, symbolizing themes such as cunning, deceitfulness and adultery.
In my experience emotional support animal shelter are pets like dogs, hamsters, cats, and sometimes ferrets. Generally these animals require no training; their mere presence is therapeutic. They are not required to be dogs, or really required to be well behaved; Airplane rides count as an anxiety provoking experience, and sometimes they are required for jobs, moving, visiting relatives, etc. so people may reasonably need one if they are required to fly. But since all you need is a prescription to have an ESA, there are many people abusing this loophole to get animals on board that they either don't need for support or could not reasonably provide support, simply because the owner does not want the animal in a cage/kennel. There aren't nearly as strict requirements for emotional support animals compared to a service animal (dogs only, but miniature horses qualify if requirements are met). Those animals need to be certified that they have good temperament, can support their human with things such as fetching objects, detecting seizures, getting help, aiding with mobility, sighting, calming down someone with PTSD having a panic attack, pulling a wheelchair, reminding the owner to take their meds, etc. There is strict training and certifications involved. In either case, whether it's an emotional support or service animal, the human is responsible for the behavior of the animal, and even a legitimate service animal can be removed from private property if the animal is misbehaved, aggressive or just freaking out and the owner must pay for damages. A key distinction between emotional support animal and service animals is the rights they have. Emotional support animal are only explicitly allowed on airplane and in apartments, while service animals have many more rights. For instance, if a passenger on an airplane has an allergy, to either an emotional or service animal, accommodations for both the owner of the animal and the person with the allergy must be made, generally by placing each other far away in different seats. However, the following only apply to service animals: If health codes forbid animals on the premise, service animals are exempt and must be allowed; owners with service animals cannot be isolated from other customers in an establishment or treated less favorably; if a business charges a fee for animals, that must be waived. Basically, the accommodation for ESAs are that the owner can reasonably sit with them and have equal opportunity in housing and airplane rides without additional fees and charges, regardless of no pet or size/weight policies, while service animals can go anywhere with their owner. If a squirrel was domesticated and well behaved, I could see it being an ESA, but squirrels are wild animals and I don't believe they would be helpful for someone with anxiety compared to a dog or cat.
I've had it with these motherfucking support animals on this motherfucking plane
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