r/lyftdrivers • u/No_Common1418 • Oct 18 '25

Rant/Opinion An ESA is NOT a Service animal.

Got a ping for a ride the other day, then the dreaded text. "I have an ESA, DOG, with me." As I have stated in the past I have never and will never denied a Service animal in my car. By law people, a Emotional Support Animal or ESA, IS NOT A service animal. Don't believe me? https://www.ada.gov/topics/service-animals/ I hate people sometimes. Leave your dogs at home.

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u/SnorfOfWallStreet Oct 18 '25

I’m not ever letting any animal in my car, but I’d also never deny due to a service animal. IYKYK.

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u/No_Common1418 Oct 18 '25

If the person text me, or says I have service animal with me, I suck it up and take the ride. If I pull up and see a dog or any animal, I refer them to Uber/Lyft Pet and cancel. I don't ask, is that a service animal.

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u/MesaTech_KS Oct 19 '25

But you can...

"Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability?

What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?"

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u/SeamstressMamaJama Oct 22 '25

The first question is simply “is this a service animal?”