ANCHORAGE — Alaska Airlines has updated its policy on emotional support animals.<\/p>\n
Starting May 1, customers flying with psychiatric service animals must provide animal health and behavioral documents, as well as a signed document from a medical professional at least 48 hours prior to departure.<\/p>\n
The airline will also stop allowing amphibians, goats and animals with hooves, tusks or horns.<\/p>\n
Alaska Airlines spokesman Tim Thompson said there will be an exception for trained miniature horses, though.<\/p>\n
Thompson said the changes are in response to increasing problems with emotional support animals on planes. He says there have been incidents where animals have bitten customers and employees.<\/p>\n
Alaska Airlines in recent years has handled about 150 support animals every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"