NYPD: Monkeys and snakes are service animals, too

[Trainspotter 0]

NYPD: Monkeys and snakes are service animals, too

That monkey on the subway? Illegal in New York City, but not if the owner has a disability. The guy with the snake on the bus? Leave him alone. He needs it for emotional support.

 

The New York Police Department Patrol Guide, a thick and getting thicker collection of rules and regulations, has been amended to let officers know that guide dogs for the blind are not the only creatures considered service animals -- and to give them a better understanding of which straphangers and bus riders are allowed to have members of the animal kingdom as riding partners.

 

Full story: - May 2, 2008

[metsfan 2]

I am glad to see this. As someone who trains & raises service dogs i can't help but feel happy for the people who may have had difficulty prior to these changes.

 

- Andy