The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed significant changes to its disability regulations relating to the transportation of service animals by air. DOT’s current regulations require ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced that emotional support animals will no longer be considered service animals on flights, updating its final rule on the controversial travel ...

For years, travelers with the right certification have been allowed to fly with animals that provide emotional support and alleviate mental distress. But, for the airlines, it’s been anything but a ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation this morning says it will seek to re-define regulations on what is - and isn't - a service animal to be used on airplanes. Specifically, the agency is proposing ...

The Department of Transportation announced a final rule on Dec. 2 that could change how airlines treat service animals, emotional support animals, and pets Emotional support animals (ESAs) are getting ...

New DOT guidelines allow airlines to ban emotional support animals Airlines may also require forms 48 hours before a flight, and service animals must be leashed and fit in a passenger's footspace ...