The rise of emotional support dogs has sparked debate—are they being overused and making life harder for real service animals ...

Dr. Cynthia Maro is a veterinarian at the Ellwood Animal Hospital in Ellwood City and the Chippewa Animal Hospital in ...

Ollie used data from the Animal Legal and Historical Center to examine requirements for certifying a service dog and how they ...

Service animals are legally defined as dogs trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities, while emotional support animals are not. Louisiana law allows service dogs in public places ...

Oklahoma's governor wasn't willing to create a new crime for people who misrepresent claims about needing a service animal.

On April 29, 2025, in Fisher v. City of Lansing, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan ruled that the City of Lansing did ...

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, service animals are dogs that are trained to work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. However, emotional support animals are not ...

A service dog had an accident outside of a stateroom on a Carnival cruise ship, leading to a debate on cruising with dogs.

Emotional support animals, or ESAs, are no longer a rare sight in college dorms as more students turn to fluffy companions ...

Is an emotional support animal covered under the Fair Housing ... the previous DOJ insisted the agreement did not have an exemption for service or assistance animals However, since Trump took ...