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Sadly, some people are asking whether "service animal" laws are now being abused by those who wish to scam the system.

There were news stories, articles, opinion pieces and other editorials where people rant and complain about people they believe to be abusing the system. You hear some complain that they had to sit near your pet dog at a cafe that they don't believe is really a "real" service dog, or others complain that their neighbors have a puppy in a "no pet" building because they claimed the pet is a mental support animal.

A number of the commentary has an indignant tone, and some people are downright angry.

How does this affect people who legitimately own and use a service animal to raised their lives? In lots of ways.

For starters, it could it more challenging to navigate bureaucracy of the entire world as soon as your claim of a disability and your service or emotional support animal's status is questioned emotional support animal. In case a landlord or business owner has heard negative stories claiming that some people are abusing the machine, it could make them look suspiciously at all claimants.

Some landlord and business owners have begun seeking evidence of status, even though seeking written or other evidence is not always legal, and even though many owners of legitimate service animals and emotional support animals haven't rooked registering them, and thus haven't any such documentation to produce.

It's the suspicious attitude and illegal demands of some landlords and business owners that make registrations services just like the Service Animal Registry of California so vital to legitimate owners.

Although registration is optional, it will also help shortcut the housing rental and business access issues when the dog owner can produce a simple document that will often satisfy the dog owner or landlord. Also, when using public spaces, it is often easier handy over a file with a straightforward sentence stating, "This is a service animal" and letting one other party read the information, as opposed to having a long-winded protracted conversation (or worse yet, argument) in public places, with onlookers listening in and gathering around the discussion.

So, do many people scam the machine, or game regulations? Sadly, the solution is "probably yes." In life, there is always room for abuse and people can make an effort to take advantage of many systems that people as a society put set up to safeguard the rights of people who need such protection. For instance, many drivers falsely display disabled parking placards to take advantage of free and convenient parking. Not to mention the amount of people who lie on the tax returns, claim improper tax deductions, abuse retail store return policies, or do other bad acts.

But that percentage of abuse, which in the region of service animal laws is hopefully small, is arguably a tiny price to pay when compared to the larger goal of promoting access and equality for all.

Ultimately, you cannot control any system to make it 100% abuse proof. So tolerating the few individuals who scam service animal laws is the cost we gladly pay to make sure that the disabled in the fantastic state of California have equal access under law.