As part of Fetching Freedom, a service dog training club at Washington College, puppies stay and work with students on campus for a year – beginning at 8 weeks old – and learn basic obedience ...

Emotional support animals do not have the same protection and training as a service animal; find out why Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

People who falsely claim their pet is a service animal could soon face criminal charges in Alabama. Starting Sept. 1, there will be a criminal penalty for those who misrepresent a pet as a service ...

A service animal must be permitted to accompany a person with a disability everywhere on campus. This policy differentiates "service animals" from "emotional support animals" and "pets," describes ...

Guide for Service Animals in Training on Campus A Service Animal in Training (SAIT) is any animal in the process of undergoing training to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual ...

When I got my service dog I realized for the first time what it was like to be in the spotlight. We are always center-stage, and that means I have needed to learn how to be assertive.

Service Animals A service animal refers to any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, ...

Remember that the law looks at a service dog or emotional support animal like a prescription or other medical aid, such as a walker — and it’s hard to imagine any landlord who would charge a ...

Pretending your dog is a service animal is a harmless ruse, right? Wrong, disability advocates say. And in Massachusetts it could soon be against the law.

The University of Massachusetts Lowell is committed to assuring equal access for disabled students, staff and faculty, as well as guests and visitors to the campus. It is the university’s policy to ...

Among the changes: Airlines can require users of service animals, which are defined as dogs trained to perform a task directly related to an owner’s disability, to submit a D.O.T. form attesting ...

Definitions Service Animals A service animal refers to any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, ...