The Ninth Circuit’s recent holding[1] that “the ADA prohibits certification requirements for qualifying service dogs” is a timely reminder for all persons using service animals that certification of a
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A Brief History of Miniature Horses and the ADA
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In 2008, the Department of Justice (“the DOJ”), Civil Rights Division, published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to amend the regulations which enforce the ADA’s prohibition of discrimination in…
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This Pig Can’t Fly
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
When I first read about the “emotional support pig” who was kicked off a plane with its owner, 2 things came to mind:
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Service Animal or Playful Pet? Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
Contributed by Eleanor Vaida Gerhards
This week a Florida restaurant made the wrong kind of news when a couple with service dogs was asked by the manager to leave the…
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