DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL AND A SERVICE DOG
SERVICE
Provide emotional support through companionship.
Only dog
Emotional support animals could be any animal that provides emotional support, alleviating one or more symptoms of a person’s mental, intellectual, or physical disabilities. They are trained to perform a specific task for people with disability. DOGS
ESA
Could
Typical
No training required Should be recommended by health professional Should be recommended by health professional
A service dog is one “trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities” by the ADA (Americans for Disabilities Act).
be any animal
trained to perform task
SERVICE DOG RIGHTS VS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL RIGHTS
Service Dog Rights ESA Rights
Public places and workplaces can not deny the entry of service animals even if the establishment has a “no pets” policy.
Emotional support dogs and their owners
receive fewer federal protections under the ADA than service dogs. Those protections extend only to housing and air travel.
Service dogs are also allowed to stay in your apartment regardless of your landlord’s or building’s pet policies.
The federal law, FHA (fair housing act), mandates “reasonable accommodations” for emotional support dogs, even in buildings that don’t allow pets.
QUALIFICATION FOR THE SERVICE DOG AND ESA: EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL Service Dog Major depressive disorder Bipolar disorder PTSD Obsessive-compulsive disorder Schizophrenia Qualification for the ESA: Mental disabilities that may qualify for ESA include: Blindness Deafness Paralysis Multiple Sclerosis Autism Epilepsy Osteoporosis Scoliosis Arthritis Seizures Physical disabilities that may qualify for service animals include:
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