Animals whose sole function is to provide emotional support, comfort or companionship do not qualify as service animals. An “emotional support animal” (ESA) is an animal that provides emotional ...

However, they can all benefit people with MS. Emotional support animals: An ESA should provide comfort in ways that align with your specific needs, Frenkel says. If you have MS, an emotional ...

Emotional support animals (ESAs) provide comfort to their owners, often to relieve stress and anxiety. They have some additional legal protections under the Fair Housing Act. ESAs usually require ...

According to the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADA), a service animal is "...a dog that has been individually trained to perform a specific, essential task to offset a functional ...

dogs excel at offering comfort and connection in ways few other animals can. But not all dogs are wired the same. Some breeds have a natural talent for being emotional anchors and forming deep ...

Rod Miller writes, "Rawhide Ricky from Rawlins perked up and informed his colleagues, 'All we gotta do is get a letter from a ...

The crime deterrent effects of an animal's presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship do not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of this definition.” ...