Emotional Support Animal and Its Benefits

Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) are considered for people in distress. They offer a continuous, comforting presence in the face of uncomfortable symptoms from anxiety, depression, autism, bipolar, PTSD, and more.

In order to have a genuine support animal, you will need to obtain a Service Animal letter which you can only get by speaking with a licensed mental health professional.  This ESA dog letter confirms your requirement for the support animal and states that you are under the care of a licensed doctor or therapist who has prescribed to you an emotional support animal because he/she trusts that the animal helps ease your symptoms and brings you therapeutic benefits.

Emotional Support Dog can help to decrease stress and anxiety, they could help an individual with these types of mental health problems to be less reliant on medication or therapy sessions.

If an old person can advantage from the companionship of a dog or cat who is a certified Emotional Support Animal. Having an emotional Support Dog around to care for and play with can help to brighten the spirits of seniors who live in assisted living or live alone.

The great thing about emotional support animals is they do not require any type of special training in order to qualify. Your emotional support animal can be an animal that you already own or one that you plan on getting in the near future.

Housing

As you may know, there are great deposits and fees attached when leasing a home or apartment. Did you know that if you register your dog as an emotional support animal you won’t have to pay that deposit or a monthly charge? Under the Fair Housing Act, your emotional support animal can qualify for housing that has pet restraint or a no pet rule.

Airlines

If you are like me you have a hard time leaving your emotional support dog behind.  Most airlines have made it tough to travel with a pet and if they allow it they charge a large number of prices. According to the Air Carrier Access Act, you can fly with an emotional support animal if the animal is registered. The best part is the airline can’t charge you a fee for flying with an emotional support dog.

So, you will need to officially register your emotional support dog in order to increase of some of those financial benefits. You can simply register your dog online and getService Animal letter at PDSC to make your dog an official ESA – with the protection of the law behind you.