Law Practice,
Civil Rights,
Administrative/Regulatory
Jun. 1, 2018
Fake service animals hurt us all, and laws are trying to stop them
These laws recognize the special value of companion animals, and the vital assistance they provide to the disabled, but will they help much?
Kate Fitzpatrick
The Humane Society of the United StatesKate is an attorney in the Animal Protection Litigation division of The Humane Society. She focuses on legal issues involving companion animals, such as puppy mills, ordinances restricting the sale of animals in pet stores, community cat issues, and humane euthanasia in shelters.
Bruce Wagman
Partner
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila
Bruce has an almost exclusive practice in animal law (litigation, legislative drafting, education, and counseling), representing both individuals and animal protection organizations. He teaches animal law at three Bay Area law schools, is coeditor of the Animal Law casebook, and the 2017 book Wildlife Law and Ethics, and coauthor of "A Global Worldview of Animal Law," published in 2011.
It is now an accepted baseline scientific fact that companion animals provide documented and irreplaceable therapeutic assistance to individuals with physical and psychological disabilities. While many of us consider our pets our best friends, our family members, and our sidekicks, for some disabled individuals "service animals" and "assistance animals" (which includes "emotional support animals") provide important health benefits that help them fully participate in e...
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