A Virginia man was allowed to keep his emotional support emu after the trial judge found that the exotic bird was a “companion animal” rather than “livestock” under the municipal and state ...

Olenik raised the bird from a tiny chick at his suburban home and felt his mental health improve. “It brought me back to life,” he notes. “It gave me a reason to wake up in the morning.” ...

Fair housing lawyers argue that protections for emotional support animals are a faithful, sensible interpretation of the law's protections for the disabled. Property owners contend the rules are ...

Man says emotional support emu eased his grief, depression and anxiety, and boosted his mental health. He went to court to keep the bird at his home.

First, we got our correspondent’s 28-pound dog Archie declared an emotional support animal through USDogRegistry.org, where for a fee of $254, with expedited shipping, we bought the deluxe kit ...

BYU's University Accessibility Center shared how students can adopt and keep service and emotional support animals, including guidelines on how they can navigate campus and on-campus housing.

Luna’s case is in the hands of the state Supreme Court nearly five years after the black Labrador mix was adopted as an emotional support dog by a couple living at a Camden County condo complex ...