(T/F) A therapy animal has no special rights of access, except in those facilities where they are welcome.

(T/F) A therapy animal has no special rights of access, except in those facilities where they are welcome.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. True only in hospitals
• D. False in schools

Answer: (A)

Therapy animals do not have automatic public-access rights. Only service animals trained to assist a person with a disability have broad, legal access to public places. Therapy animals may be allowed in certain facilities if the organization permits it and has appropriate safeguards, but there is no universal right to enter. So, a therapy animal has no special rights of access except in those places where the facility chooses to welcome them.

Therapy animals do not have automatic public-access rights. Only service animals trained to assist a person with a disability have broad, legal access to public places. Therapy animals may be allowed in certain facilities if the organization permits it and has appropriate safeguards, but there is no universal right to enter. So, a therapy animal has no special rights of access except in those places where the facility chooses to welcome them.