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Therapy Animals at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
As students returned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the campus provided 150 grief counselors and various therapy animals. The inclusion of therapy goats is questioned, with a humorous aside regarding the animal's temperament and its historical association with satanic imagery.
Service Dog Fraud, ADA Regulations and Therapy Pets
The widespread use of "fake" service dogs in restaurants and on airplanes has drawn criticism from both the public and the visually impaired community. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), service dogs must perform specific tasks, whereas therapy or comfort pets have no legal right of access. Florida recently passed a law making it a misdemeanor to knowingly misrepresent a pet as a service animal, addressing the ease of buying fraudulent vests and IDs online.
Ed Schultz reports on schools in Brooklyn offering therapy dogs, free hugs, and "healing spaces" for students distraught by the election. The hosts characterize these institutional responses as a form of "brainwashing 101" that exacerbates the perceived crisis for children.
