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Old 08-09-2019, 08:16 AM
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CrowneVic
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Originally Posted by Omniscient View Post
It’s a poorly written article, IMO, on what they are truly trying to report;

One sentence says the DOT “views a limitation based exclusively on breed of the service animal to not be allowed under its service animal regulation.”

And the very next sentence “Airlines are permitted to find that any specific animal, regardless of breed, poses a direct threat,” according to the agency.”

So basically it’s not allowed, but the airline has the right to deem Pit Bulls a threat and the entire compliance is voluntary anyways
I read “specific animal” to mean just that, a single, particular animal the airline deems unsuitable for carriage. For instance, a dog that is growling, barking, showing aggression at the airport. Perhaps a squirrel that is throwing nuts at people.

I don’t read that to mean an entire breed or species. However, since airlines have already banned certain species, such as “comfort peacocks”, it seems airlines could push a breed ban successfully.

This whole thing has become preposterous. Pits aren’t service animals. If DAL wants to exclude them from the program, so be it. Property owners and insurance companies have been permitted not to allow certain breeds, so why not airlines?
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