muirford
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There was a good article in the New York Times magazine last weekend about service animals. It is a long article but somewhere on the second or third page there is a distinction made between service animals and therapy animals. Therapy animals are not granted special legal rights. The class of service animals that provide 'psychiatric' service is in a gray zone and some federal departments have stated that they are service animals (like the DOT) for their own policies, although the ADA definition has remained as it was.
I would like to say reading the article brings some clarity but it unfortunatley does not give definitie guidelines either way. But it is an interesting background of how we got to where we are with service/therapy animals.
The article is here. You may have to register to read it; I am already a member as a subscriber so I'm not sure how that works.
I would like to say reading the article brings some clarity but it unfortunatley does not give definitie guidelines either way. But it is an interesting background of how we got to where we are with service/therapy animals.
The article is here. You may have to register to read it; I am already a member as a subscriber so I'm not sure how that works.