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Post by Tobi Tayo on Oct 9, 2015 14:12:59 GMT -4
The article pinpointed the challenges some students with psychological diagnoses share. University can be a very stressful and demanding time, so it is only appropriate that any individual with an exacerbation of those issues be allowed some way to regain their balance. But as much as I understand that, 95 pound pigs living in dorms cannot be the solution.That very same pet that calms them could do the opposite for the other students around them. An alternative approach could be having a separate pen that would be serviced and hold the students' pets and allow them to be visited at anytime. The cost maintaining that would be astounding but it might open new experiences for the University and the students.
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Post by Ali Mahmood on Oct 9, 2015 14:40:04 GMT -4
I am confused as to why being a roommate with a 90 pound pig is discrimination. There are currently no long term studies that have proven that comfort animals actually reduce anxiety, so on what grounds can students say they are being discriminated? This is another example of needless and cumbersome litigation changing school policies for the worse. Would any of us feel comfortable living with a 90 pound pig who used a litter box within the room? What about living with a 6 foot snake? I understand that for some students pets may help to calm anxiety, but this will not help their problems long term when they go out into the workplace. Imagine trying to convince your superiors that you cannot or will not go on a business trip because your comfort animal cannot come with you. If universities must comply with federal housing laws they should have a separate dorm for comfort animal students on top of a written letter by a psychiatrist stating why and how the comfort animal helps the patient and their diagnosed illness.
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