Category: Support Animals

An emotional support animal is a pet companion that provides its handler with comfort and companionship, which in turn helps alleviate their symptoms of an emotional or mental disability. An ESA can be any domesticated animal, including dogs, cats, hamsters, birds, fish, or guinea pig.  Some of the greatest moments in life include the day  Read More…

You love pets, and may think you are ready for one, but your family may think otherwise. Often, parents are hesitant to allow a pet due to a number of reasons, such as the big cost involved, the reluctance to clean up after them, and fearing the ‘commitment’ that comes along with a living being.  Read More…

Emotional support animals (ESA) provide companionship to people who suffer from symptoms of emotional or mental disability. The main purpose of an ESA is to offer emotional support to their owners.  Having an ESA entitles owners to protection against housing discrimination and enables them to take their pets on commercial airlines, free of cost.  Best  Read More…

Emotional Support Dogs: What’s Required? What is emotional support dog registration and what does it entail? The answer might surprise you. Learn more about the difference between ESA registration and an ESA prescription letter, why one of these is more valid than the other and whether you need to register your emotional support animal online  Read More…

While Emotional Support Animals are often included as part of a medical treatment plant or are used as therapy dogs, they cannot be classified as service animals. ESAs offer emotional support and companionship to their owners, sometimes helping with symptoms such as anxiety, depression and several kinds of phobias.  ​Additionally, therapy animals are used in a clinical  Read More…

Believe it or not but a large number of animals are now being used for therapy other than your favorite canine friend. Pets are loving creatures that are known to help patients get through traumatic experiences and illnesses. Whether they have been trained or not, caring and owning a pet offers several therapeutics and proven  Read More…

Having a pet around may cheer you up and have a positive impact on your life, but Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) do more than that. ESAs act as friendly companions that alleviate symptoms stemming from behavior, physical or psychological disorders.  While all animals and pets may provide companionship and relief to their owners, ESAs are  Read More…

Have you ever come across a loved one who has a story to share about getting prescribed an ESA? It seems that many people we know are keeping an Emotional Support Animal (ESA) to improve their emotional and mental state. Emotional support animals show up almost everywhere we go, including buildings following a no-pet policy. These animals (most  Read More…

There seems to be controversy surrounding the role of animals in the lives of chronically ill and disabled people. Here we will be looking at the major differences between an ESA and a service dog. To have a service dog, a person must be disabled. For instance, needing reading glasses owing to weak eyesight is  Read More…

An emotional support animal, usually a cat or dog, although this can also include other domesticated species, such as birds, guinea pigs, hedgehogs, snakes, rats, teacup pigs,  and hamsters provides a healing effect to its owner through its company.  These animals provide comfort and emotional support to individuals experiencing mental impairments and psychiatrist disabilities.  Emotional support animals  Read More…