Little did she know that Scout, the German shepherd puppy she got in February of 2020, would become her emotional support animal (ESA) and, she says, “the reason I didn’t give up.” ...

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 ...

An emotional support dog provides comfort and companionship for its owner. You can qualify for an ESA if you have anxiety, PTSD, cancer, epilepsy, diabetes, and more. ESAs are allowed to live with ...

A man is suing Delta Air Lines and another passenger after he was mauled by an emotional-support dog on a plane in June 2017 in an attack that he said left him needing 28 stitches. Marlin Jackson ...

This suggests that dogs may complement, not substitute, human emotional support. Factors such as parenthood influenced results: owners without children reported higher affection and companionship ...