Entitled Bridesmaid Insists on Bringing "Emotional Support" Dog on Bachelorette Trip, Throws Tantrum When Told She Has to Pay For Own Hotel Room

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Oct 8, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

There's no denying the therapeutic qualities of pets. The love of a dog, cat, or something more exotic is one of the best antidotes on a bad mental health day. It's no surprise that the emotional support animal has seen a seismic rise in popularity over recent years. 

Up to a point, it's important to accommodate these critters. However, it's also got to be recognized that they're not exactly operating on the level of a seeing eye dog. Also, there are people out there who try to unfairly exploit this title as a loophole.

This is what a maid of honor suspected about one of her sister's bridesmaids. Taking her dilemma to Reddit, she claimed that the supposed animal lover had complained about paying for her own bachelorette hotel room if she brought her emotional support dog. The Redditor had her reasons for suspecting she was making a phony claim, and most others agreed. It doesn't really sound fair on the animal. 

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    Human body - 020 r/AmltheAsshole u/Technical-Star8164 • 17h AITA for telling a bridesmaid she can't bring her dog to the bachelorette party?
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    Font - I (30F) am the maid of honor for my sister (32F)'s wedding. We're planning a bachelorette weekend in Vegas since my sister has never been before and has always wanted to go. We plan to be out of the hotel as much as possible, making the most of our trip. One of the bridesmaids (28F) recently asked in the groupchat about accommodations for her dog, a fifty-pound Australian shepherd.
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    Font - I was confused...she wanted to bring her dog? The bridesmaid said the dog was an ESA (emotional support animal) and that she likes to have her dog there on planes (we live on the east coast and will be flying to Vegas).
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    Font - We literally flew to Istanbul together not six months ago without this dog and there was no issue whatsoever. And when we get to Vegas, does she plan on just...keeping her dog all cooped up in her crate the entire time?! The hotel we're booking does have dog-friendly rooms, but doesn't allow pets to roam freely around the hotel room unsupervised - the dog would have to stay in that crate for god-knows-how-long each day. That can't be great for the dog. On top of that, our other younger si
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    Font - I thought that was going to be the end of it, since this was definitely reasonable on my part (in my opinion), but this bridesmaid is now being super p ssy with me and saying how it's sooo wrong and horrible of me not to let her bring her ESA. Bearing in mind she's been absolutely fine without the dog in the past on much longer flights. Bearing in mind I even told her she could bring the dog IF she was able to pay for a room of her own so that my sister doesn't have a reaction. Reddit, pl
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    Font - Stardust777788 17h Partassipant [4] NTA "Bearing in mind I even told her she could bring the dog IF she was able to pay for a room of her own so that my sister doesn't have a reaction." So she's being cheap and considering locking up her pup in a small cage, not taking allergies into account? She sounds like a pretty self-centered individual. You're doing the pup a favor...
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    Rectangle - intruda1 14h She probably wants to bring it so she doesn't have to pay to board it while she's gone. So paying for her own room, while a perfectly reasonable solution, defeats her whole stingy, siilly purpose.
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    Art - bookynerdworm 13h Partassipant [4] Flying with the pet is already going to be expensive! It's not an actual service animal so there are going to be fees.
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    Font - angiehome2023 17h Colo-rectal Surgeon [40] Info What is her plan for the dogs care in Vegas? What is she asking you for? There is no room in a Vegas hotel room for a 50 pound dog. : Reply 4396 Technical-Star8164 OP. 17h As far as I know, she has no plan for the dog's care except to sometimes peel off from our activities early to care for her. She's asking me to just be cool with her bringing her dog and letting this dog stay in the (shared) hotel room with my allergic younger sister and t
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    Font - NTA. Strawberry338338 16h Also as someone who is allergic to dogs, dog in the hotel room would mean I wouldn't be going lol. It's misery being in enclosed spaces with all that loose fur. But seriously, if she's travelled further and longer without the dog, and she plans on leaving the dog cooped up all day... not only does she not actually need it, she's also going to subject it to an absolutely miserable time. Aussies are high energy dogs, she'll have to crate it or it'll destroy it's su
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    Font - WowThisSh tAgain 15h This was my exact thought. I'd be cracking down on this nonsense right now. Even if you had no objections to bringing a pet her sister's allergies trump all. The only way it would be okay if it was a legitimate service dog for a legitimate medical need. There could perhaps be some sort of workaround involved for carefully managing the needs of the dog, the needs of the sister, and the needs of the owner. This is not that.
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    Font - CrankyWife 17h Asshole Aficionado [11] NTA. It may legitimately be her ESA, but if she loved. the dog and cared about its happiness, she would not bring it to Las Vegas, to be penned up for hours on end in a hotel room. If she insists, then she needs to book her own accommodations and make sure that none of the rest of the bridal party can be held liable for the damage her unhappy dog will wreak upon the hotel room.
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    Font - NTA. bjorkenstocks 16h Partassipant [2] For what it's worth, you don't want to go with the argument that she didn't need the dog on the earlier trip, because a trip out of the country would've probably required quarantine, and it would've made no sense to take an ESA she was going to be separated from the whole time anyway. You've got conflicting needs, so you're accommodating the person with the allergy AND the sister of the bride, who outranks the bridesmaid in terms of priority.
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    Font - Icy Stable9059 15h NTA, as someone who has taken their dog to Vegas because we were road tripping and it was on the way. It's a horrible place for a dog because there. is literally no grass. Let me tell you I had a hell of a time getting them to go. In fact there were homeless people going in the hotels designated "doggy area". She will be better off boarding that dog. Plus it's weird to burden the rest of you with the costs of a pet friendly room. It's not a service dog. Stand your groun
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