anywhere? it is it a law for service dogs and new concerns that more and more people are taking advantage of the system and causing trouble for those who need help. claudia cowan has more. it is people who love animals and a growing trend has thousands of dog owners accusing americans with disability act. he s with me every day, morning and noon and night. she takes prince to many places. and with a she could get the dogs with the full protection. they need a service animal vest and claim a disability. anything from anxiety to depression counts and no proof needed. merchants can only ask is that a service animal and what law does it perform. it is vahhing. and most merchants look the other way to avoid a lawsuit.
jenna: well, there s a new effort to tn service animal laws that can make life a lot easier for folks with disabilities, but there are concerns about people are lying about the status of their pets, even buying fake service dog vests so they can bring those dogs to places where animals aren t normally allowed. claudia cowan has a details. reporter: it s hard to fault people who really love animals, but a growing trend has thousands of dog owners abusing the americans with disabilities act to stay close to their pet all the time. he s with me daily, every day morning, noon and night. reporter: michelle takes prince to as many places as she can, but with a single life she or any other owner could take their dog everywhere in. they only need to buy a service animal and claim a disability. anything from anxiety to depression counts, no proof
jamie: some other folks may face some charges. there is a growing problem that has a lot of folks barking mad. why barking? there are a lot of people that pretend their doctor dogs are service animals to bring them wherever they want, restaurants, airplanes, stores, movie theaters. claudia cowan joins me now in san francisco to tell us this is becoming a big problem. pets should not be able to go into these places unless they re really serving their owners. reporter: well, you know, that s right, jamie and really nothing wrong with people who love their pets but a growing trend has thousands of dog owners abusing the americans with disabilities act so they never have to be apart from their dogs. it is happening across the country. owners claiming they need therapy and comfort dog and taking them everywhere with full protection of the law. they only need to buy a service animal vest, easily available on line and claim a disability. anything from anxiety to depression counts. no proof