Assistance Animals in Housing
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Abstract
Assistance animals are defined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as “an animal that works, provides assistance, or performs tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability, or that provides emotional support that alleviates one or more identified effects of a person’s disability.” This includes service animals (dogs and miniature horses to perform specific tasks to mitigate a disability) and emotional support animals (any animal that provides comfort to benefit a person with a disability) from the legal definition of a pet.
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