Max was a fun-loving Labrador retriever who enjoyed going for car rides and greeting clients at his owner’s office. But around age 16, Max suddenly started having accidents in the house and stopped ...

A few months ago I was asked to write an endorsement for Sunaura Taylor's recently published book called Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation. Once I began reading the manuscript I ...

A service animal refers to any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual ...

Emotional support animals (ESAs) are more than just pets. They provide crucial comfort and relief for emotional or psychological challenges. ESAs don’t need specialized training. They help alleviate ...

A resident in a 55+ no-pet community is frustrated by the influx of emotional support animals. An attorney explains why condo ...

Numerous websites promise to qualify any pet as an emotional support animal that the sites claim can go nearly anywhere — inside restaurants and stores, into “no pets” apartments and throughout ...

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