{"id":181823,"date":"2020-10-30T13:03:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T03:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petcloud.com.au\/d\/emotional-support-animals-for-anxiety-and-depression\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T13:27:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T03:27:37","slug":"emotional-support-animals-for-anxiety-and-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petcloud.com.au\/d\/blog\/emotional-support-animals-for-anxiety-and-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional Support Animals for Anxiety and Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emotional support animals can be of great help to people suffering from mental illness, including anxiety disorders and depression.<\/h3>\n

A pet can help keep a person grounded during a panic attack, give someone a sense of purpose, reduce social anxiety, and provide comfort. There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about emotional support animals, and many people confuse them for service animals.<\/p>\n

Emotional support animals <\/strong><\/em>are classified as a different type of assistance animal than service animals. Unlike service animals, emotional support animals aren’t automatically allowed into stores, restaurants, and other public places<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The only legal benefits granted to an emotional support animal are the right to bring the animal into the cabin of an airplane (provided they’re well-behaved) and protection from housing discrimination. A landlord can’t deny someone’s application because of an emotional support animal, even if the housing doesn’t normally allow pets. The pet’s owner must be legally disabled and have a prescription from a doctor before it can be certified as an emotional support animal.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Service animals<\/strong><\/em>, on the other hand, are granted extra rights and can’t be asked to leave of any areas open to the public<\/em><\/strong>. Only dogs (and the occasional miniature horse) can be registered as service animals. While a service animal could be used for mental illness, there are strict requirements. The dog must be able to help their owner with specific tasks, such as reminding a patient to take medication.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are more training requirements for service animals, and the dog needs to be housebroken, well-behaved in public, and always under the control of the handler. Service dogs<\/strong><\/em> can be used for psychiatric disabilities but are not the same as emotional support animals<\/em>, and they must do more than simply provide comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An emotional support animal <\/strong><\/em>can be life-changing for patients with a mental illness. It’s important to understand the laws, however, and to be aware that these animals are not<\/u><\/strong> the same as service dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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