Can an animal qualify as more than one type of assistance animal?

Question: Can an animal qualify as more than one type of assistance animal?

Answer: An animal may be more than one type of assistance animal. If an animal is both a therapy animal yet also serves its disabled owner as either a service animal or emotional support animal, then that animal has a combination of rights.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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