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]