So as I was mentioning to some people the other day, the NY Times (the source of many factoids in my life) did an article about the increase in the use of "emotional support animals" Whereas before, only guide dogs for the blind and disabled were allowed in public places such as restaurants and airplanes, now people had notes from their doctor saying that they just cannot eat at Per Se without their puggle or their miniature horse or their dolphin or whatever it is.
Now I have a lot of sympathy for both pet owners and for those who suffer from emotional and psychological problems. But if you can't go to the diner to get a cup of coffee without a goat by your side, I think you have to question the quality of the therapy you're receiving. And pity the poor airline personnel:
"Tami McLallen, a spokeswoman for American Airlines, said that although dogs are the most common service animals taken onto planes, the airline has had to accommodate monkeys, miniature horses, cats and even an emotional support duck. "Its owner dressed it up in clothes," she recalled."
I can't even imagine what goes through your mind when faced with a customer clutching a duck in what? a little suit? a pinafore? a little bonnet? I don't want to belittle the seriousness of people's issues but I think drawing the line at your emotional support goat is not asking too much.
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