How Are Airlines Cracking Down on Emotional Support Animals?

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How Are Airlines Cracking Down on Emotional Support Animals?

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Mar 11, 2019

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Emotional support animals are a real and useful therapy tool, but not all of them are trained to deal with the crowds and stresses of air travel. Learn what airlines can and can't do to prevent accidents in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Mar 11, 2019

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