The owner of the restaurant then escorted us out of the premises yelling how terriers are aggressive and he will not allow us to be on his property and it doesn't matter what certification he has.
Note: While Emotional Support Animals or Comfort Animals are often used as part of a medical treatment plan as therapy animals, they are not considered service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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| This woman's pit bull is not a service dog as defined by the ADA, but she scares businesses into allowing it. |
I am sickened that in 2016 we are still at war with discrimination whether it be a dog or a person. Please share this and if you are an animal lover and pit bull advocate DO NOT GO TO ZAPPI'S. No matter how dangerous he thinks Pit Bulls are, they are not nearly as dangerous as his ignorance. — at Zappi's Italian Garden.
Misty Robbins Did they ever a actually ask if Marlin was a service animal or ESA? What I read was they were upset because of his breed, not because he is Lexy's ESA
Eddie Brooks Thought it was because of his breed.
Eddie Brooks Which is absurd.
Misty Robbins exactly, and everyone is worried about the difference between the SA and ESA. I feel it doesn't apply when you have an establishment that allows dogs to sit at tables outside. Marlin is the calmest dog I've ever been around.
Lexy Ross He actually is protected from the ADA now misty because he got put under the PTSD category because of previous events that have happened.
Tami Forcellina-Trautmann Get your baby certified as a therapy dog immediately. And then take him back there and shove the paperwork in his face. It is a legal to ban therapy dogs from anywhere
Taylor Ann Therapy dogs are allowed to visit hospitals with prior approval. Only service dogs are allowed to go everywhere the general public is allowed. And it's a misdemeanor to pass off your pet as a service dog. A service dog is highly trained to perform tasks to help a disabled person. Please don't spread the ignorance.
Christina Hand If he's registered as a service dog you can bring him in a restaurant. If he's an emotional support dog you can't. Besides that though they can't discriminate based on breed. I hope they get closed down.
Bob Gilmore I like all dogs but I understand how some people are nervous around pit bulls. Every attack you see on tv involves a pit bull. When was the last time you saw a lab or golden retriever involved in an attack???
Sandi Gizzi-Phillips Because media doesn't report it
Note: She succeeded in getting everyone all worked up about it (as of this posting there were nearly 250 comments and her post had been shared more than 650 times. And the nutters went online to places like Yelp so they could write bad reviews for the restaurant - even if they'd never been there and don't even live in the same state. Maybe they should educate themselves about the laws before they get the pitchforks raised and the bonfires going...
Are emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals considered service animals under the ADA?
No. These terms are used to describe animals that provide comfort just by being with a person. Because they have not been trained to perform a specific job or task, they do not qualify as service animals under the ADA. However, some State or local governments have laws that allow people to take emotional support animals into public places. You may check with your State and local government agencies to find out about these laws.
If someone's dog calms them when having an anxiety attack, does this qualify it as a service animal?
Only if the dog has been trained to sense that an anxiety attack is about to happen and take a specific action to help avoid the attack or lessen its impact, that would qualify as a service animal. However, if the dog's mere presence provides comfort, that would not be considered a service animal under the ADA.
Read more from the ADA website.
