Department of Transportation rejects Delta's ban on pit bulls as service animals
Over a year after Delta Airlines banned pit bull-type dogs from traveling as service or support animals on their flights, the U.S. Department of Transportation instructed airlines that they must allow any breed of service dog on board.
“The Department’s Enforcement Office views a limitation based exclusively on breed of the service animal to not be allowed under its service animal regulation,” the DOT wrote. “We must err on the side of safety,” Delta said in a statement provided to PEOPLE at the time. “Most recently, two Delta employees were bit by a pit bull traveling as a support animal last week. We struggled with the decision to expand the ban to service animals, knowing that some customers have legitimate needs, but we have determined that untrained, pit bull-type dogs posing as both service and support animals are a potential safety risk.
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