People with anxiety issues can have a pet liscenced as a service animal
and as Natalie pointed out a doctor needs to diagnose this and sign off
on a medical note. I did this with my son when he was little so he was
allowed to have his cat hen we moved to an apartment building because
of the mental & emotional abuse we went through because of his birth
father. Having a service animal for emotional stress/anxiety is better
for your health than taking meds. It is a known fact also that having
and petting animals will help bring down high blood preasure. I have
high anxiety when I travel and having one of my dogs with me or even
one of my ferrets helps keep me calm.

Debi Sadowski
Fuzzy Loving Ferrets

[Posted in FML 7466]