Pets in dorm rooms
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Anonymous
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Is this a normal thing in college now? My cousin has severe allergies to pets and she spent last year basically where her body went into immune overdrive to allergies where she could barely function (skin lesions and everything). It was link to pet dander exposure and she was moved into a special room in her door that was pet free (a respite room?). Now they want her to move back into the regular dorm and it is SUPPOSEDLY pet free but people keep ripping down the sign and she has seen pets (and people have told her they have pets). The school said they can't force people to remove pets because it is emotional support animals. But I was under the impression that emotional support animals were not covered under ADA and allergies are.
Anyway, do colleges just let pets in dorm rooms? This seems so weird to me. Also, it seems mean to pets. |
Anonymous
| How disgusting! |
Anonymous
pets are probably cleaner than the average Frat boy! And how is your post helpful? I personally think dorms are terrible places for animals and they should try to limit them |
Anonymous
Does an average frat boy shed cat and dog dandruff? That's what she is allergic to. Not BO. IT's a terrible idea to force her to live in an environment that is making her sick. |
Anonymous
| I am not sure why you're involved, but regardless she needs to tell them her allergies have not magically stopped existing so obviously she needs the same accommodations as she had last year. |
Anonymous
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"The school said they can't force people to remove pets because it is emotional support animals."
"If you can't guarantee there will be no animals, I will still need to be in the only guaranteed pet-free room, which is the respite room" It seems pretty straight forward. If they wont police their own rules, they shouldnt expect someone with known allergies to stay there when there is a perfect solution already in place. |
Anonymous
She is just asking for advice  We are more like sisters than cousins.
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Anonymous
They told her she can't stay in the respite room because they need to free it up for social conflict issues (I guess where roommates are fighting or something?) |
Anonymous
They don't. But they are even more foul. I know multiple -MULTIPLE- frat boys from my day who pissed on themselves and on others, getting it all over the dorm. Not to mention the drinking induced vomit by, well, all sorts of college kids. So . . . no, it's not necessarily more disgusting to have pets. |
Anonymous
| We are touring colleges and "emotional support animals" are a thing in dorms now. I don't like it either. |
Anonymous
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First of all the school should require documentation for someone claiming they need a support animal (like I think airlines do).
Your relative can get documentation that they require a pet free room (or a single). It is not the problem you make it out to be. |
Anonymous
I'm agreeing with you. Calm down. I do think that if you aren't allergic Frat boys are more stinky. And I don't think it is good for the animals. |
Anonymous
She has that. They have been fighting for almost a year now. This is her 4th room change since last yr. But pets keep showing up in the dorm buildings and she keeps having significant issues (she almost had to withdraw last yr). It has just been very frustrating and she feels like she is at the end of what she can handle.. |
Anonymous
Sorry wanted to add. It isn't that she needs a pet free room. She will react to pets on the same floor as her. So it's hard. But the college keeps telling her they will.make the dorm pet free and then pets are there. |
Anonymous
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ESA’s are covered under Fair Housing laws but not ADA. So they are allowed in dorms with documentation.
But a university should be able to put together a suite of people with no pets for her. |