Limited Regulation in Service Dog Industry Makes People Susceptible to Fraud

Guest: David Favre, Law Professor, Michigan State University, Editor of Animal Legal and Historical Center Website Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, service animals must be trained to help a person with a disability, and can go pretty much anywhere with them. But service dogs aren’t required to be registered and don’t have to wear any special vest or anything to identify them as a service animal. They do have to be trained, but not by a professional.