Under the Department of Transportation's new, proposed change to the definition of a service animal, only dogs could fly as service animals Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced that emotional support animals will no longer be considered service animals on flights, updating its final rule on the controversial travel ...

Say goodbye to seeing peacocks in the airport. The government is proposing tightening rules around what kinds of support animals passengers are permitted aboard a plane. Emotional support animals ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed significant changes to its disability regulations relating to the transportation of service animals by air. DOT’s current regulations require ...

For years, travelers with the right certification have been allowed to fly with animals that provide emotional support and alleviate mental distress. But, for the airlines, it’s been anything but a ...

WASHINGTON – David Green says his 6-pound Chihuahua is a “walking medicine bottle” that calms his anxiety and depression while traveling. Green, of Santa Monica, California, told the Transportation ...

The controversial issue of service animals on airline flights is getting attention from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Transportation is taking public comments as it considers changing ...

Cats, pigs, and peacocks can no longer travel as emotional support animals on passenger flights after the Department of Transportation issued new rules surrounding emotional support animals on ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) last week attempted to address controversies and confusion concerning the transportation of service animals aboard passenger aircraft by publishing a Final ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued clarifying guidance to airlines on how to handle service animals and the growing issue of emotional support animals. The guidance on species ...