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Find comprehensive guidance on emotional support animals, including how to qualify, obtain proper documentation, and understand your rights. Learn about different ESA options and their benefits.

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What to Do if Your Landlord Does Not Accept Your Emotional Support Animal

What to Do if Your Landlord Does Not Accept Your Emotional Support Animal

When seeking housing, it is not uncommon to find that landlords or housing providers have a “no-pets” policy. While this does, indeed, apply to the... Read more

How to Qualify for An Emotional Support Animal

How to Qualify for An Emotional Support Animal

Overview If you have an emotional disability, you can legally qualify for an ESA, short for an emotional support animal. You must have documentation of... Read more

How to Get an Emotional Support Dog Letter

How to Get an Emotional Support Dog Letter

An emotional support animal (ESA) can be any type of small, domesticated animal customarily kept in the home. All kinds of animal companions serve as... Read more

How to Register Your Dog as a Therapy Dog?

How to Register Your Dog as a Therapy Dog?

Humans are lucky to have dogs as our companions. Dogs used to help us watch livestock or help us hunt. Now, they are here to provide... Read more

Emotional Support Dog Certification and Registration

Emotional Support Dog Certification and Registration

If you want to certify and register your emotional support animal, just follow these 4 steps:  Obtain an ESA LetterThe only way to qualify for... Read more

All Our Articles on Emotional Support Animal

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The Difference between a Psychiatric Service Dog and an Emotional Support Animal

Dogs have historically performed all manner of tasks to assist humans in a variety of situations. For centuries farmers have used the intelligent and energetic... Read more

What to Do if Your Landlord Does Not Accept Your Emotional Support Animal

When seeking housing, it is not uncommon to find that landlords or housing providers have a “no-pets” policy. While this does, indeed, apply to the... Read more

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The Difference Between Service Dogs, Emotional Support Animals and Therapy Dogs

Although service dogs for the deaf and blind have been used for decades, doctors and mental health professionals are now attesting to the benefits dogs... Read more

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How to Get an Emotional Support Dog Letter

An emotional support animal (ESA) can be any type of small, domesticated animal customarily kept in the home. All kinds of animal companions serve as... Read more

Are Emotional Support Animals Just Fake Service Dogs?

No! Emotional Support Animals are NOT fake Service Dogs. There are major legal differences between emotional support animals and service animals. Knowing the difference will help... Read more

ESA pig in the streets of New York

How to Qualify for An Emotional Support Animal

Overview If you have an emotional disability, you can legally qualify for an ESA, short for an emotional support animal. You must have documentation of... Read more

FAQ About Emotional Support Animals

1.How do I prove my pet is an emotional support animal?

To qualify for an ESA you need an ESA letter. An ESA letter is a letter recommending an emotional support animal for a mental health condition that is signed by a licensed therapist, social worker or doctor.

2.Can I bring my emotional support animal to a no-pets venue?

Unfortunately no, ESAs only have housing rights. They are allowed to live in no-pets buildings free of charge and are exempt from breed and weight restrictions. They do not however have ADA public access rights.

3.Where can I get an ESA letter?

Most people these days get their ESA letter through an online provider instead of seeing a therapist or doctor in person and that is completely valid under both federal and state rules. We have vetted and partnered with a leading online ESA service to help get you an ESA letter quickly and confidentially, just click on the link below.