WASHINGTON, DC – Possessing human-like qualities that make them the perfect travel companions, furries are now allowed to accompany their owners as emotional support or service animals on some domestic flights, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated this week.
“Travelers with furries must make sure their support animal is well-trained and well-behaved while leaving adequate space for fellow passengers,” stated FAA Chief Michael Huerta. “Furries biting other passengers, growling, defecating, or urinating on flights will result in immediate termination of travelers’ support animal privileges.”
FFA regulations state that travelers must prepare all the proper documentation required by law, including health certificates, permits and vaccinations, in order to bring furries on board. Regulations also require furries fit in the space beneath passengers’ legs.
“Finally, officials are recognizing furries as real support animals,” stated Ellen White, who’s owned a canine-identifying furry named Lord Apollo for several years. “Apollo’s costume is so soft and colorful. His big cartoonish smile relieves a lot of my anxiety around flying; I feel so much better traveling with him than the non-human support pets I’ve traveled with in the past.”
“I’m disabled and traveling with my furry is almost like traveling with another person,” Kamar Hodges told reporters while boarding a flight to Denver. “He’s much more helpful than an ordinary service pet and the way he looks up at me with those big, plastic puppy dog eyes and floppy ears made out of recycled cardboard; it’s almost as if he can understand every word I say.”