Aubrey O'Day Has Mental Health Related Disability
Have you ever brought your dog on an airplane? Up in the cabin with you? Generally it is one dog per person and they have to stay in their carrier the whole flight. Unless of course you need your dogs because of a mental health related disability. Leave it to a "celebrity" to find the loophole. Aubrey O'Day flew on Virgin America last week and had two dogs with her despite traveling alone. That is usually not allowed. Also, she had them on the seas with her. Always not allowed. But, it turns out if you have a note from your doctor stating that you have a mental health disability that requires your dogs to be with you that this is an exception to the rule. Although i admire Aubrey for coming up with a loophole, this has to be tough later when you are trying to get insurance for something and you have to admit that a doctor has treated you for mental health issues. Try and explain to an insurance company that you just did it so you can travel with your dogs. They will then ask you if you lied to your doctor. It just seems like one downward spiral.
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I dont even know who the hell she is!
This makes me so sad. I went to college with Aubrey my freshman year of college ( i believe she left after 1 year and moved directly to LA).
At the time she was such a nice girl. Wavy brown hair. Normal makeup.
I feel like LA completely destroyed her
@auntliddy - she was in the girl group created from Making the Band called Danity Kane. She basically broke up the group because she thought she was a big star, and now she's just trying to fame whore.
I actually have a friend who did this with her dog - they're called "therapy dogs". She was legit about it, though one time she decided to make up a story when someone asked and a couple passengers got involved in the conversation and she had to keep telling more lies and keep track of her story. Something about sniffing cancer and sensing seizures.
@Grey - she was super cute when she first got on MTB, but she changed pretty quickly. How disappointing!
I'd bet that she isn't lying, even if she thinks she is. Tara Reid should bring a whole kennel with her.
Have you seen what she wears in public?? She obviously has MANY MANY MANY mental health issues...
Recently, the "companion animal" thing has gotten out of hand. My university has had to have its lawyers hammer out a policy based on federal law that limits the use of trained animals to the specific disabilities listed in the code. Most states and agencies (and airlines, apparently) use a broader scope that allows people to have the animals for emotional support reasons.
It got her some press and that's all that matters, isn't it.
No, I'm gonna go with she really is a nut case.
Would like to hear Arsenio Hall's take on this...
I've never heard of her, and I can't think of a single mental health diagnosis that would require a person to be able to keep her/his dogs around at all times. She, and her feeble excuse, sound bogus to me. She's gaming the system, and apparently getting away with it.
You would be surprised what drs will ok nowadays. My grandfather-inlaw got his dr to write a rx/letter stating that he was allergic to the sun so he wouldn't have to pay taxes on getting a cover for his pool so he could swim in it during the day.
Ive heard of people with bad cases of diabetes using service dogs that can sense when their blood sugar is low or too high, it was legit enough to be on my local news so i'm all for dogs helping people that would die otherwise, but this seems unnecessary.
Some of my clients have gotten prescriptions for cats for mental illness, but never dogs.
lol@ some of these comments.
I can't stand her and wasn't going to give her the honor of a comment BUT... I'll be ready to move overseas in about a year or 2 but I refuse to put my precious kitty in the cargo area which may or may not have heat which would then be too cold killing my poor kitty. So this is terrible but he's old and I was thinking when he goes, I go, but Aubrey gave me a little hope although I think they are tougher on cats? Anyone have experience with taking an animal on a plane? All I know is the story about the mom and her daughter who flew to adopt (who flies to adopt a pet?) a kitten and when they landed it had froze to death bc the heat promised in the cargo area failed.
Im not sure if shes lying she seems a bit unstable.
Celebrity obnoxious holier than thou behavior. Not surprised.
Oh for F's sake! This reminds me of the opening of a 2 Broke Girls episode. This nonsense is getting out of hand. Everyone these days needs a label, some sort of badge that they can wear and feel brave about.
And cat owners are the ones labeled crazy. ugh.
What happens if another passenger has dog-related allergies?
@Robert
Therapy dogs are known to help reduce feeling of anxiety. It is medically proven that having a companion dog brings down your blood pressure as well
I went through a really brief but intense period of anxiety (I was in the midst of 4 major life changes, my friend's young healthy Mom died unexpectently and my best friend moved away). As soon as I would get home from work, I'd lay down on the couch and have my 2 75 pound dogs lay on me and beside me and I would just pet them for hours. Definitely helped :)
My cousin does this. Her little yorkie even has a vest. In her case, she just wants to be able to take the yorkie with her everywhere.
Honestly though, as a childfree person who suffers through endless bad kid behavior around me, I don't have a dog myself but I do think dog owners should be able to take their (well-behaved) dogs more places. They're a hell of a lot more pleasant than a lot of children.
I just had to clean up dog pee at work last week because everyone has a "therapy dog" nowadays.
Take a Xanax and GTFO.
Don't know who she is or care, but you can take dogs on planes if you buy them their own seat. I don't see the big deal.
"...I can't think of a single mental health diagnosis that would require a person to be able to keep her/his dogs around at all times."
SEVERE anxiety. And for physical issues, like diabetes and epilepsy. This is usually ABSOLUTELY valid.
That said, I think this trick is lying. Every Sunday when I'd watch "CA," I just wanted to smack her. And I am against violence. :-/
I've seen them for anxiety and epilepsy. If she has a real condition like anxiety/panic attacks while flying I don't see the harm. Small animals can have tickets purchased for them.
You can't win in this world, we either over medicate or we should just take a pill and GTFO.
Well they allow therapy dogs everywhere now to accommodate those health issues, but what about the people around that are allergic to them? My boyfriend has asthma attacks and severe itching if he's exposed to animals, even the so called hypoallergenic ones.
What's funny is how often people act like that's not a real health concern, like it's in his head.
I find it more disturbing that this skank can afford a first class plane ticket.
Well if she had an assistant with her she could have another dog. I often fly with my cat. And she is so darn cute the flight attendants often don't care if she is on my lap. I only do it, though, when it is a pretty empty flight. I have seen lots of dogs out of their carriers too.
On international flights, I believe they must be quarenteened upon landing for how ever long the country's specifications are.
What an asshole.
When I moved back to Boston after 8.5 years in Georgia, I ended up flying w/my cat Jezebel. (We were originally going to go in my friend Julia's vehicle, but that's a long, LONG story otherwise known as "U-Hell", which finished up w/learning that Princess Diana had died the morning after we got into Boston...but back to the original story.) I had called and made the arrangements w/the airline to keep her in the cabin (because no way in hell was I going to let them put her in the cargo hold!), and bought a special carrier that was just big enough to slide under the seat in front of me (she was about 8 lbs. back then). We gave her the tranquilizers just before we took off for Atlanta, and thank God they'd kicked in at least somewhat by the time we got to the airport, because when we got there, (a) someone initially didn't realize I'd made arrangements to keep her w/me and was going to send her to cargo, whereupon I burst into tears, gave them $20 to keep her w/me and got waved on; and (b) had to take her out of the carrier when we walked through the metal detectors--I was terrified that she'd wake up, run away and get lost in the bowels of Hartsfield International, but thankfully she was too groggy by then to fuss. She passed out totally and slept like a furry log throughout the flight, and when I was bringing up the rear of all the passengers coming off the plane, the two flight attendants said "Oh! We heard there was a cat on the plane! Can we see? Awwww! She's adorable!" as I came stumbling up the aisle. My soon-to-be roommate met me at the airport and then said he hadn't cleared another cat--he already had 3--w/the landlords, which led to much sniveling & sobbing on my part all the way back to my new home; fortunately, the landlords figured one more cat wasn't a problem, and all was well that ended well. She's sacked out on my bed, snoring away, while I'm typing this... ;-)
I don't know if I'd be able to do any of that now, since everything is so much stricter than in 1997, so I daresay Jezebel's done all the long-distance travel she'll ever do. But yes, back then you could bring the cat into the cabin as long as the carrier fit under the seat in front of you.
Anyone who dyes their dog pink is absolutely mentally disabled.
Ashley Judd does this. She claims that she has severe anxiety and had her dog licensed as a therapy dog so she can take him with her everywhere. Personally, I think she's full of shit (along with Aubrey). There are people who legitimately need therapy animals, but these two tricks are gaming the system.
I flew several times with my chiweenie, and I absolutely refuse to put my animals in the cargo hold. She rode in the cabin with me, and, since the seat next to me was empty, at one point I took her out of her carrier and plopped her on the seat. She was quiet and well-behaved, and no one said anything to me about it.
Like figgy, I would MUCH rather have an animal in the seat then some bored, whiny brat.
If I had travelled with my cat (R.I.P.), she would've been the reason cats in a cabin would be banned.
She probably lies to get a medical marijuana card, too.
You know, we often snark about a celeb's age and talk about how old s/he looks but I just googled O'Day's age and she's only 28! She looks like some fifty-ish trashy Vegas lounge singer in that photo. Girl, whatever you're doing to yourself, you're doing it WRONG!
LOL at Agent it!
But yeah, what about other passengers with animal allergies? How does that work out for them?
I had this happen to me two years ago. I have severe asthma and allergies and someone had a dog on board, on their lap. I broke out in hives immediately, and while puffing on my inhaler, asked to be moved to another flight. The airline (United) had no other flights to my home that evening, and told me I would have to wait until morning. (I had to get home to my children and work) The attendant was extremely condescending, and all she would do was have the pet owner (it was not a therapy dog or service animal) put it back in the carrier, under the seat, and seat me and my friend at the other end of the plane.
Someone behind me saw the hives all over my arms and gave me benadryl. It was a miserable two hours, and I went straight to the ER for breathing treatments when we landed.
The worst part? I can't even ask the airline to let me know if I'll be on a flight with pets or not, despite the fact that the owner does purchase a ticket. Needless to say, my travel options are limited, I haven't flown since, and I am a little bitter
Dog lovers who take their beloved pet into the grocery store piss me off. Don't try to pull any ADA crap with your toy poodle with painted claws, just stop picking up food with your nasty doglicked hands!
These are all the same people with the unwarranted self-entitlement that lets them thing their dog using your front yard as a toilet is better than using their own yard. Gah.
What the hell is going on with this site Enty? There's shit flashing and popping up and ad EVERYWHERE.
Come on, now. This is getting unreadable.
@Shelly my pop-up ads have gotten horrible the past week or so on the site. Every time I click on the page, a new one opens (and this is on my work computer, where we have lots of security protection).
Last year at ACL, I waited in the beer line next to this crazy woman carrying her tiny, cute dog. She said it was to help with her "crowd anxiety". I couldn't help but feel bad for the dog! It was blazing hot out. It's not like anyone was forcing her to attend a huge, crowded festival! So selfish.
I am very allergic to cats, not as badly allergic to dogs. I would freak if there was a cat on a flight with me. A hair could set me off. And what about the person who sits in that seat after the cat - they could easily have a reaction if they are allergic.
I have a friend who needs a therapy dog for a mental health reason. She is licensed/certified, so's the dog. All legit, not just a "note from the doc". Honestly, I'd be surprised if the airline didn't require something more than just a doctor's note. SHe's not a big enough celebrity.
feraltart: I always assumed that the additional cost the pet owner pays is for the additional cleaning. It costs 200-300 extra round trip to fly with my cat. She doesn't even earn miles. I would hope the airline actually does something with that extra money.
"What the hell is going on with this site Enty? There's shit flashing and popping up and ad EVERYWHERE.
Come on, now. This is getting unreadable."
"my pop-up ads have gotten horrible the past week or so on the site."
AGREED - it is terrible on when viewing on my ipad and I have my pop-ups blocked!
katsmo, you can fly internationally with your kitty because I did it when I moved. You just have to make sure she can fit in the regulation sized carrier under the seat and that there aren't too many other animals flying in the same cabin because there is a limit. I don't know where Enty got the 1 per passenger from. So if there are 285 passengers on a plane, by his logic, each one would be entitled to a pet in the cabin with them. When they mean carry on Enty, they're talking about luggage, not pets hon!
it's not a big controversy. Spend enough money and you can do what you want.
@LetLoveRule, that's insane. Nothing worse than a dog being treated better than a human being.
I think this whole "mental illness" and animals is going too crazy. I love animals and have quite a few, but don't take my cats to work with me. I've got kids bringing dogs to classes in their purses! Major distraction for a college class.
The pop-ups on this site are NUTS! I have pop-up blockers and still get crap in my face.
I've got stuff flashing, new tabs opening (with ads), and the comment box won't open up without a new ad opening. It's so annoying that I don't want to comment.
I don't like it, Enty!
This girl is ruthless. I couldn't stand her on Celebrity Apprentice. She played for a bullying charity, yet bullied everyone and talked ugly about them during her talking heads and well pretty much to their faces. I think she pays people or sets up several twitter accounts with tweets that praise her. It is disgusting.
@ katsm0711 - you can definitely have your cat in the cabin with you. My friend moved to The Netherlands and flew on KLM with his cat.
Allergies and pets on a plane... I have animal allergies and own several, so I see both sides. They should have some pet free flights and other flights where pets are permitted. and make it clear to customers booking their ticket, which is which.
@Chilie, I think having your pet with you in the cabin while flying internationally depends on the country you are going to. When I shipped my 2 dogs and 2 cats with me to New Zealand, they could not be in the cabin, as they immediately had to go to quarantine for 30 days upon arrival in NZ. It all depends on the country and the diseases or lack of diseases that are present there in animals. Plus you should check the laws regarding pet entry. To get them to NZ, it was a 6 month process involving multiple tests before MAF biosecurity would even clear them for travel, followed by the 30 days quarantine.
katsm0711, research the airlines - they have vastly different policies regarding pets.
Also, quarantine laws have been relaxed recently for pets. I know there's no longer any quarantine for a number of countries in Europe.
I wonder if I can get a pass for my "Therapy Liquor"?
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