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There's been a move on lately to classify some pets as therapeutic partners. What does that mean? It means that a person depends on their pet for constant, and I mean constant, companionship in order to simply exist without falling apart, and thus must have the pet with them at all times.

*cough*BULLSHIT*cough*

Ok with that out of the way lets look at what's going on.

In the NY Times article titled "Wagging the dog, and a Finger" (sorry no link provided because the Times now charges for access to older articles - even if it was published last week) they detail how doctors are being asked to provide letters for people who want to claim their animals as therapy pets. And by claiming your pet is the solution for your medical (mental) conditions, you can then gain it access to any place you want to go - restaurants, planes, salon's, probably even the hospital. Open to abuse? Fuck yeah. Rich bitches with chihuahua's in their purses as therapy pets is nonsense. The article starts with two of these Ho's in a cafe with their dogs, both of whom claimed they needed their dogs with them for comfort. And yes one had a letter from her doctor to "prove" it.

Now there are legitimate needs for pets who can provide services for the physically disabled, Seeing-Eye Dogs being the most obvious example. Yes it makes sense, to provide special services for these animals who are making up for essential attributes that someone is lacking. But to go on the web and buy a "therapy dog in training" vest, slap it on and then demand that it be seated next to you in the plane... well fuck that. Put the asshole in the kennel WITH the damn dog on the plane if they need to be next to them so badly.

Really what these people need is an education in reality. Chances are they're going to need a lot more therapy when faced with genuine hostility of the people around them. If you're fucking dog is shedding in my food at a fancy restaurant, or licking its nuts at the theater you know I'm going to have a few choice words for you. If you didn't need to hug your dog before I started, you sure the hell will want to after I'm done.