Originally Posted by daylilyfan

Mike, I just got an email telling me of this update - it is now official. Service animals regulations have changed. Dogs and with some rules, mini horses are the only animals that will be allowed as Service animals. This now excludes monkeys, and other animals. I even know of one woman who uses a small pygmy goat as a pack animal - has it house trained and everything.

Now, this means you could still use a monkey, but you could not take it out in public like you could a dog, and you would not be able to take tax deduction, get from meds, have allowance made in houseing etc.

http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/ADAregs2010.htm

"On Friday, July 23, 2010, Attorney General Eric Holder signed final regulations revising the Department’s ADA regulations...."
"Service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. Other species of animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained, are not service animals for the purposes of this definition. The work or tasks performed by a service animal must be directly related to the handler's disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing non-violent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. The crime deterrent effects of an animal's presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship do not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of this definition."