Should monkey wearing a diaper in a baby stroller be allowed in WDW?

Should monkey wearing a diaper in baby stroller be allowed in WDW?

  • yes

    Votes: 32 15.1%

  • no

    Votes: 180 84.9%
  • Total voters
    212
Cmdr_Crimson

Cmdr_Crimson

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Minnie Mum

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I highly doubt that monkey was a service animal. It's possible that it was an emotional support animal, but my bet goes to it being a pet, and the owner lied so it could get in. Policy or no policy, it's no secret that CMs are discouraged from confronting guests. It would be nice if that were to change.

I can see the owner putting a diaper on it- that makes it harder for the monkey to fling poo when it gets upset. But it had no business being in the parks.
 
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wdwfan4ver

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maroonmol said:
I had to read the title a couple of times to check that I wasn't imagining things
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Don't feel bad, I would've done the same thing if was before 2015.

A town in the state I live in made a law in 2015 that states Kangaroos can't be be service animals after an incident in a Mcdonalds. What happened was Mcdonalds employees saw a baby kangaroo with a diaper on inside with the owner claiming it was a service animal. The employees kicked out the owner and the baby Kangaroo.
 
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beertiki

beertiki

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Every trip I see more and more dogs. It is very easy to look at how these animal behave to decide if it's a "real" service animal. The lab I saw last week stayed very close to its owner and was constantly looking at its owner for clues as to what to do next. I have seen some small dogs with service collars that look like they were bought on ebay a week before the trip, pulling at their leashes and behaving like your average spoiled pet.

For some reason, I want to believe the monkey in the stroller made it through security with out ever being discovered as a monkey. Then once inside, every CM figured, well, it made it past security so it must be ok.
 
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thomas998

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rob0519 said:
According to what I've found, Monkeys can be Emotional Support Animals, but do not quality as Service Animals.

From the U.S. Department of Justice - ADA Division
The Department of Justice published revised final regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for title II (State and local government services) and title III (public accommodations and commercial facilities) on September 15, 2010, in the Federal Register. These requirements, or rules, clarify and refine issues that have arisen over the past 20 years and contain new, and updated, requirements, including the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design (2010 Standards).
Overview

This publication provides guidance on the term “service animal” and the service animal provisions in the Department’s new regulations.

  • Beginning on March 15, 2011, only dogs are recognized as service animals under titles II and III of the ADA.
  • A service animal is a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability.
  • Generally, title II and title III entities must permit service animals to accompany people with disabilities in all areas where members of the public are allowed to go.
How “Service Animal” Is Defined
Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, or performing other duties. Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.

This definition does not affect or limit the broader definition of “assistance animal” under the Fair Housing Act or the broader definition of “service animal” under the Air Carrier Access Act.

Some State and local laws also define service animal more broadly than the ADA does. Information about such laws can be obtained from the State attorney general’s office.

From the National Service Animal Registry
9. What species of animal can be a Service Animal?

The only animals allowed to serve as service animals are any breed of dog and, in some cases, miniature horses. With respect to Emotional Support Animals, there are no species or breed restrictions. Consequently, cats, rabbits, miniature pigs, ferrets, birds, etc. may be ESAs.


10. Can a cat, bird, monkey or other animal qualify as an Emotional Support Animal?
Yes. Federal law does not currently place restrictions on the species of animal that can serve as an ESA.
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If that is the final word on what a service animal is I think it needs to be made known because I know
J_Carioca said:
No, I don't think it should have been allowed in.

I also don't think that people should have exotic animals like monkeys at home, whether they are pets, service animals or "emotional support animals". A monkey is not meant to wear diapers and be pushed around in a stroller. It's ridiculous.

I understand the need for service animals but there are plenty of domesticated animals that can fill these roles.
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Only wondering what you think of the people that put sweaters on their dogs?

Though from the number of times I've found dog poop in my front lawn I kind of wish the would put diapers on dogs since most of the time the owners don't seem to care if they poop in someone else's yard or not.
 
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thomas998

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Minnie Mum said:
I highly doubt that monkey was a service animal. It's possible that it was an emotional support animal, but my bet goes to it being a pet, and the owner lied so it could get in. Policy or no policy, it's no secret that CMs are discouraged from confronting guests. It would be nice if that were to change.

I can see the owner putting a diaper on it- that makes it harder for the monkey to fling poo when it gets upset. But it had no business being in the parks.
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I would be happy if the CM's would just confront the line jumpers, frankly they bother me more than stray monkeys in diapers.
 

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