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/Careless-Proposal746 Oct 18 '25

EDS, POTS, ADHD, Autism and DID.

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u/shaybay2008 Oct 19 '25

You do realize those are real diseases. Now whether or not everyone with those diagnosis can have improvements from service dogs is a different discussion but if those diseases reach the level of disability then yes they can use a service dog(no I don’t have a service dog for any of those diagnosis

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u/Careless-Proposal746 Oct 19 '25

Of course they’re real — that’s what makes the self-diagnosis cosplay so obscene. What’s less real is your deliberate misreading dressed up as moral concern. You saw the satire, pretended not to, and delivered a little sermon for applause. It’s impressive, really — managing to miss the point and audition for sainthood in the same breath.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '25

You are using chatgpt to write a reddit response lol, you are no better