HISTORY119 - Service Animals
The history of service animals has been on my possible blog list for a long time. My last blog on the history of pets got close, but since service animals are not pets, they didn’t make the cut. So, this blog will cover the history of service animals. After a short introduction, I will cover the history of service animals from antiquity through the present. I will also highlight the special training required of service animals today and how to acquire a service animal. As usual, I will list my primary sources at the end. Introduction Service animals are working animals that have been trained to perform specific tasks that assist disabled people. The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act was a landmark civil rights law that established the right for people with disabilities to be accompanied by their service animals in public places. Under the 2011 revision of the Americans with Disabilities Act, only dogs and mi...