I wish everyone knew that humans are meant to live with animals. That the best therapist in the world cannot be there for you at 3 AM, but an emotional support animal can. That emotional support animals don't need any training, they can be a fish, bird, or tarantula, all that matters is that when a person is around their animal they feel better. I wish you knew that while some people try to break the rules and use ESAs as an excuse to bring their animals to places they don't belong, there are so many more people who just want to feel better and if being around their animals allows them to do that we should all do everything we can to support it. We know anecdotally and the research supports the notion that animals help people to function. There is no more cost effective way to support people with mental health issues than to fill their life with a creature that will love them without any words needing to be spoken.
Dan Maigler
Mental Health Advisor for Paws for Patrick
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