Elizabethtown College has allowed reptiles as anxiety pets up until this year. Sign this petition to help convince the school to let them stay this year too!
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June 25, 2018
I have been staring at my email waiting for a reply from housing because the silence is honestly just so weird given how many of us have reached out already. It feels like every time I walk past the dorms I see someone worrying about their gecko or snake and it reminds me that this really is about more than just a rule change.
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I know for a fact that one of my best friends daughter would not have made it through college this past year without having her bearded dragon with her at Etown . How can you now say she can't bring her with next semester?? When it was a proven fact that once she moved her bearded dragon into her dorm that her anxiety greatly improved and she had a very successful academic year.
The risk of salmonella posed by reptiles is extremely low. There is a greater risk of getting salmonella from eating in the marketplace. Heat lamps are also not an issue as long as they are used properly and monitored closely. There is more heat produced from a regular non-LED light bulb than there is from a reptile heat lamp. My bearded dragon is honestly one of the reasons that I am still alive and she has helped me through so much. Taking this away from other students who may benefit is morally and socially wrong.
Reptiles are harmless and low maintenance. I think they should be allowed as much as any other animal.
yay woo snakey snakes
Just let them do it.
Why would they even suddenly decide that reptiles can't emotionally support their owners?
Reptiles provide no mess or hazard to people or objects.
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Elizabethtown College has allowed reptiles as anxiety pets up until this year. Sign this petition to help convince the school to let them stay this year too!
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June 25, 2018
I have been staring at my email waiting for a reply from housing because the silence is honestly just so weird given how many of us have reached out already. It feels like every time I walk past the dorms I see someone worrying about their gecko or snake and it reminds me that this really is about more than just a rule change.
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According to the National Service Animal Registry, all domesticated animals are able to qualify as an official emotional support animal. These animals can be of any age or domesticated species, and are not required to have any specific task-training in order to qualify. Their presence alone is what reduces the negative symptoms associated with a psychological or emotional disorder, which is what sets the pet apart from a service animal. The only requirement for a pet to be an ESA is that the pet must be manageable in public and isn’t problematic in a home environment.
I know for a fact that one of my best friends daughter would not have made it through college this past year without having her bearded dragon with her at Etown . How can you now say she can't bring her with next semester?? When it was a proven fact that once she moved her bearded dragon into her dorm that her anxiety greatly improved and she had a very successful academic year.
The risk of salmonella posed by reptiles is extremely low. There is a greater risk of getting salmonella from eating in the marketplace. Heat lamps are also not an issue as long as they are used properly and monitored closely. There is more heat produced from a regular non-LED light bulb than there is from a reptile heat lamp. My bearded dragon is honestly one of the reasons that I am still alive and she has helped me through so much. Taking this away from other students who may benefit is morally and socially wrong.
Reptiles are harmless and low maintenance. I think they should be allowed as much as any other animal.
yay woo snakey snakes
Just let them do it.
Why would they even suddenly decide that reptiles can't emotionally support their owners?
Reptiles provide no mess or hazard to people or objects.
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According to the National Service Animal Registry, all domesticated animals are able to qualify as an official emotional support animal. These animals can be of any age or domesticated species, and are not required to have any specific task-training in order to qualify. Their presence alone is what reduces the negative symptoms associated with a psychological or emotional disorder, which is what sets the pet apart from a service animal. The only requirement for a pet to be an ESA is that the pet must be manageable in public and isn’t problematic in a home environment.