User talk:KJSMSU07

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Registered Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals
There are currently two major types of registrations for animals to assist their handlers, and more specifically dogs, that can label them in service to their owner/handler. The first is a Registered Service Dog (only dogs and miniature horses can be registered under this type of registration). These animals are trained to perform tasks or alerts for their handler. These tasks or alerts are for medical intervention or to assist someone with a disability. The most well known of these are seeing eye dogs for the blind or cardiac alert dogs for someone with heart issues. To be a RSD they must go through up to two years of training and pass multiple behavioral and task oriented tests. They are only then placed with their handler and considered not just a pet or companion but a piece of medical equipment. These animals have some protection under the ADA and are allowed to be anywhere their handler is legally allowed to be. The interference with these animals and their handlers can be considered a crime that could ultimately cause harm or even death to their person.

The second type of registration would be emotional support animals. This registration can be linked to any type of animal that the handler deems to fit their emotional support needs. This type of registration does provide the animal and handler with some additional protections under the law, such as leniency in housing restrictions, but not as many rights as a RSA. ESA have become a hot button topic in many areas such as college, employment, and establishments due to the requirements needed to obtain an ESA registration. The current requirements for a handler to establish their animal as a ESA is a written note from a medical practitioner and then an online application. At this time there is not established training protocol in place for ESA registration. KJSMSU07 (talk) 00:25, 20 February 2024 (UTC)