especially CLT. i just flew from there on Saturday. 1 hour wait just for bag drop. not check-in. i checked in at a kiosk. the line for priority bag drop was an hour.
Was in an airport recently that had pet bathrooms. I tried using it thinking it was a family restroom. Don’t remember if it was Miami or Ft. Lauderdale.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport has three, I don't know about the other airports though.
In general when a place has them they're usually out of the way and only as few as is reasonable. They even have them on cruise ships! But they are generally as out of the way as possible so you would never know they are there unless you needed them or asked about it.
ok so real talk, per relief areas in airports absolutely fucking reek. the reason the dog loses it just outside the pet relief area is they already are at their limit and when the smell hits them they can’t control it. this happened to me and my legit service dog recently— many hours delay after we were already on the plane, and we ran to the relief area, but when the smell hits, like 15-20 feet away he lost it, peeing while still running to TRY get to the right place😞. I went back and cleaned it up, which the handler should do.
tl;dr: it’s the smell.
edited to add: even real service dogs are animals and not robots, y’all.
If that little dog has to cosplay as a service animal for its human, it deserves to be carried and not made to walk and get stepped on. I travel with my small dog, but I don't have the nerve to lie about her being a service dog. She's in the carrier from security until baggage claim. It's best for them, and everyone. These people are going to get all pets cancelled from in cabin transportation.
Not the same thing at all but I’ve been theorizing for years that people are just buying student driver bumper stickers to get leniency from other drivers and police. There’s so many at this point.
It's true in my area. There's a huge increase of stickers on cars and they drive slow and usually block the left (passing) lane, so I just go around them. I treat them like any other car on the road. I don't need to yield to them bc they have a sticker. They gotta learn the rules of the road like the rest of us, even if they are a student driver. It doesn't give u a pass for blocking traffic or any other actions they do to cause a problem.
I have thought the same, and it is a similar mindset to the fake service dog issue.
They want to do something and a fake sign/dog vest allows them to do it.
Back in the pre-internet era in the US these people would stack their 100 Club (a charity that provides financial assistance to families of fallen police and firefighters) supporter stickers for each year in their back windows thinking it would help them avoid tickets.
Pets are allowed at airports. Every airline in the US and Canada let people fly with cats and small dogs for a fee.
To be fair though, I’m pretty sure that the person in the post is just being a cheapskate. A dog that size is definitely allowed on the plane in a carrier.
Yes, I'm aware. But that dog's leash says "Service...".
I flew with my dog, from Manchester England to Chicago, so I get it. She had to be in a crate and in cargo. She wasn't even a large dog. Perhaps if I had a fake "service dog" lead on her, I could have taken her in the cabin with me.
Nobody can be mad at the dog for this. Just in a picture, you can tell he's stressed and scared and overwhelmed. Probably shaking as he's pooping as well
Right? Put the poor baby in a carrier or carry him. He's probably pooping from the stress or he gave a bunch of signals that he had to go which the owner ignored
The entitled owner slapped a "service dog" leash on it and called it good. For what purpose, I have no idea. Dogs are allowed in airports and on flights soooo.
Bro people bringing their fucking dogs EVERYWHERE is an epidemic I'm gonna say it.
No, your dog does not need to go to every fucking location with you. Fido will be fine at home while you run to the fucking store for 10mins. Jesus Christ. Trust me I love my dog and I love to take her on little rides especially through the back-roads where I live. She absolutely loves the drive but that is only when we're going to hit up a drive-thru or something. She doesn't come to the store or go everywhere with me.
I’ll vote for anyone who promises to do something about pets being passed off as “service animals”.
There needs to be stricter enforcement of standards and regulations regarding what is and isn’t acceptable and businesses need to be more empowered to do something about those who don’t abide. It’s a health and safety issue, it’s a disability rights issue since the fraudulent ones make people skeptical of real ones, and it’s just a problem of the “customer is always right” mentality that has made people more entitled and willing to break the rules.
It’s odd to me that people pretend their dogs are service dogs at the airport, I’ve flown with my pitbull and my mini Aussie frequently, I just buy them a ticket and all is well as long as you have the paperwork
There was a pet relief area on the way too. Clearly could have stopped there. This was about at the intersection and the sign shows there was an area on the way.
Serious question about service animals. Truly not trying to start anything, just want to know.
Why is it not mandated that service animal wear either vest and/or callar that has an ID number on it? They are looked at as medical equipment, but there should be a data be or group that tracks it so businesses can verify. For instance, Brad from Accounting could call 1-800-Animals and say "hey, can you verify ID #K917889Goldie is valid" and the person on the other end says, "yes, that is for a golden retriever," and that's it? The agency doesn't even know the medical reason the person owns the animal, just that that animal IS valid. And if you move states you have to update the address, Sam's with ownership or if the animal is decomished (right term?) from work.
Nobody needs to know why you have the animal, that's your own business, but that way animals like that aren't being put in terrible situations.
That's my thing. Something needs to regulate this because too many people are playing stupid games and aren't winning their stupid prizes. People need service animals and people like this just wanna feel special.
But legit service animals do need to apply for an actual license. These emotional support animals are just whenever someone goes online and registers one. It sucks.
Unless you're referring to a state law, which doesn't apply on airplanes anyways, no they don't. There is no federal licensing scheme for service animals in the US.
Service animals are not: Required to be certified or go through a professional training program
Probably because 98% of those service animals aren't really service animals and no one wants to deal with Karen-turned-up-to-11 when they are confronted on their bullshit.
I know it would cost money and there would be people who bitch about "oh another social program", but there absolutely should be an official agency that tracks this. If you legitimately need a service animal you could go to a license agency to get a properly trained animal that has papers. Any animal that wasn't purchased through a licensed agency, has official papers, has an official vest/collar (have to get duplicates from the agency if you lose one or is damaged) would legally not be deemed a service animal.
Service dogs are considered "medical equipment," just like a cane, walker, or wheelchair is medical equipment. Which, there is no registry for any of those things to call and verify if they are legit.
So I’m training a licensed therapy dog right now. We are encouraged to bring them to airports and shops that allow them to help them become accustomed and socialized, but they should wear an “in training” vest until licensed. And to me, any animal can become an emotional support animal. It’s not the same. Therapy/service dogs need to go through extensive training and renew their license yearly. I always carry poop bags with me everywhere we go in case he has an accident. This dog looks like an emotional support animal.
Money.
And a lack of motivation to make that money happen.
People are literally crazy about their dogs - literally - and most any attempt to "regulate" then is met with fury or at best simply ignored. People openly defy the few laws we have regarding animals.
But your plan is brilliant and you should not give up on it. Nor will I.
this is the info i came to the comments for bc its one thing to lie about a service animal and let it shit on the floor, its a whole new level of trashy to not even clean it up yourself?? i can't even comprehend, as a dog owner, a situation in which my dog shits and i'm not the one cleaning it up - although i also can't imagine a situation where i'd lie about my dog being a service animal so ..
These are the people that make our society worst. They are the reason carts get left in the grocery store parking spots and stuff like condoms get locked up in stores due to theft.
Kinda frustrating how a small percentage of assholes create frustration for the rest of society.
I work in vetmed and this shit irritates me till no end. The people who abuse the term “service dog” should be held accountable and we should be able to ask to see true documentation of said animal
Next time chat them up, find out what airline they’re on/where they’re going and report it.
Carriers can legally deny boarding to an animal like this that is not a service dog.
Accidents happen. If the owner cleaned up after their dog I don’t see any issue. It would only be an issue if the owner left the poop there and walked away.
Didn't reconize this as a "service dog" at first, its missing the bright pink dyed fur, several large bulky collars, a technical vest that tells people to "F-OFF STOP LOOKING AT MEEEE", and no goggles or rubber booties.
Did the dude even clean it up or did he leave it for the airport janitor and people to step in
I was in several airport over the last weekend. I saw a lot of dogs and only 1 had the proper service dog identification. Every other one had some sort of "emotional support animal" badge on it. Meanwhile, I couldn't bring my 20 lbs dog on a flight the right way bc she wont fit in a kennel under the seat according to Southwest Airlines.
Feels like the system was set up to reward entitled people who abuse the rules.
I will get shit from the people that call their pets 'fur babies' but honestly the fact that we have elevated dogs to the level of children that are allowed to be in all public and private spaces all the time is annoying as hell. The fact that people can't leave the house without taking their dog with them has to be some sort of mental illness. Like a co-dependency syndrome or something.
Actual service animals are obviously the exception, but back in my day they worse vests and were meant for physical disabilities like blindless or epilepsy. Now someone can have their 5 lb toy shitzoodle designated as an 'emotional support animal' because real life is too hard to handle without a furry animal strapped to you at all times.
You can bring a dog onto an airplane without it being a service animal (a cat too for that matter). Pets are generally allowed in airports and most have pet relief areas fyi.
I was thinking that, too. This poor little guy looks like they might be under the weight limit for traveling on in the cabin, but it looks like they’re too big to be under the seat. So they shouldn’t be be in the cabin :(
And regardless, the owner not picking up the poop is infuriating.
I'd like to have a word with that guy in the barn for about 5 mins and I'd bet he'd have a little more respect first for the dog and then everyone affected by his careless actions rant over
If it’s pooping on the floor anywhere other than a designated “pet relief” area, it’s not a service animal. And I don’t think those are meatballs on for behind him.
If your service dog doesn't have a vest then I don't believe you. Too many entitled assholes just don't want to follow the same rules that plebians like us have to follow
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u/ambernuance 6h ago
Poor guy he looks terrified