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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Airline passengers who rely on cats, monkeys or other animals for emotional support may be able to bring the animals into a plane's seating compartment under revised federal guidelines.
Previously, cabin permission generally was given only for animals that helped people with physical disabilities, usually a blind person who needed a guide dog.
The airlines industry and advocates for the disabled asked the government to clarify and expand the definition of a "service animal," since more people now use other animals like cats or monkeys.
Transportation Department officials say these animals are used for a wider variety of functions, such as helping to pull wheelchairs or alerting a person with epilepsy that a seizure is imminent.
Other animals now can be taken aboard for emotional support. However, passengers who take advantage of this provision may be required to show proof from a doctor or psychologist that the animal is required to help with a mental health condition.
Each situation should be considered on a case-by-case basis, the department said in guidelines released Friday.
The revised guidelines also clarified that animals that pose a public risk would not be allowed in cabins, such as snakes, ferrets, rodents, spiders or Brittons.
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Previously, cabin permission generally was given only for animals that helped people with physical disabilities, usually a blind person who needed a guide dog.
The airlines industry and advocates for the disabled asked the government to clarify and expand the definition of a "service animal," since more people now use other animals like cats or monkeys.
Transportation Department officials say these animals are used for a wider variety of functions, such as helping to pull wheelchairs or alerting a person with epilepsy that a seizure is imminent.
Other animals now can be taken aboard for emotional support. However, passengers who take advantage of this provision may be required to show proof from a doctor or psychologist that the animal is required to help with a mental health condition.
Each situation should be considered on a case-by-case basis, the department said in guidelines released Friday.
The revised guidelines also clarified that animals that pose a public risk would not be allowed in cabins, such as snakes, ferrets, rodents, spiders or Brittons.
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Cool. I'm allowed to fly in the cabin now!
Iain, however, seems to be out of luck.
Har Har Har
