Life & Travel Section, Page B1

Gerber, Kathleen

ACCT 652

February 2, 2017

WSJ Write Up

Wall Street Journal

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Is That Dog on Your Flight Really a Service Pet?

SCOTT MCCARTNEY

Life & Travel section, page B1

https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-that-dog-on-your-flight-really-a-service-pet-1485970622?mod=trending_now_2

More and more animals are flying in airline cabins than ever. While some are genuine service animals - those with months to years of training in order to help the Blind, those with PTSD, and other issues, many have been classified under the cloudy title of Emotional Support animals. To the frustration and chagrin of both airlines and customers, there is a large amount of people who simply claim their animal is a support animal in order to avoid the (often over $100) fees and or, understandably, transporting their pets as cargo.

“Airlines can ask passengers what tasks or functions the animal performs, but they can’t ask about a passenger’s disability. For emotional-support animals, airlines can only ask for the required letter. There are few other rules, though Delta prohibits hedgehogs, ferrets, insects, rodents, snakes, spiders and farm poultry from flying as emotional-support animals.”

I can honestly say, until reading this article, it never occurred to me I might be sharing a cabin with a hedgehog. I also cannot think of a way to tie this article into either Accrual Accounting Concepts or Merchandising Operations. Perhaps I should have gone with the article on how Trump’s suggested 20% import tax would affect Chipotle and the the cost of avocados.