The Presence and Behaviors of Service Animals, Emotional Support Animals, and Pets on a College Campus
Loading...
Authors
Hynes, Elizabeth
Issue Date
2020-05-01
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Alternative Title
Abstract
Mental health conditions are becoming more prevalent on university campuses, which is leading to an increase in the use of emotional support animals (ESAs). Universities are struggling to accommodate this increase and understand the regulations that apply to ESAs. Service animals are also increasing on campuses, which raises the issue of distinguishing between the two classifications. Due to this challenge, some people believe that animals are being misrepresented as service animals and ESAs and are causing issues for true service animals and ESAs. This study looked at the prevalence of these different types of dogs and whether they were misbehaving and creating issues for true assistance animals. This study found that there's been an increase in the number of service animals and ESAs on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. The service animals and ESAs were well-behaved. The biggest issue was the presence of off leash pets on the campus.
Description
The University of Nevada, Reno Libraries will promptly respond to removal requests related to content that violates intellectual property laws, data protections, or has been uploaded without creator consent. Takedown notices should be directed to our ScholarWolf team (scholarwolf@library.unr.edu) with information about the object, including its full URL and the nature of your complaint.
Citation
Publisher
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States