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Eukaryota > Animals > Animal Population Groups > Animals, Domestic > Service Animals

Preferred term

Service Animals  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Assistance Animal
  • Assistance Animals

Scope note

  • Animals that have been trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. The task(s) performed by the animal must be directly related to the person's disability. Emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals are not considered service animals under the Americans With Disabilities Act.(www.ada.gov/regs2010/service_animal_qa.html, accessed 3/31/2020)

History note

  • 2021

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000081822

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