Puppies with a purpose riding buses in Calgary... need we say more?

Horse trainer Ronica Froese took miniature pony Freckle Butt Fred on his very first plane trip.

"I am young and I understand I don't have a visible disability but (Oscar) does have a purpose. He isn't there just for fun."

Air Canada said the "decision was not related to the presence of an emotional support animal."

One man thought registering a pet as an emotional support animal was too easy, so he decided to prove it.

Advocates for the blind and visually impaired say people are bringing pets into places they never used to — and it's creating a dangerous distraction for trained service animals.

We have people come down with service animals and they need a place to go to the bathroom. This is a little relieving area for service animals, probably mostly dogs.

A service dog advocate is warning that some people are passing off their dogs as service animals when they aren't.

Being discriminated against for having a service dog seems to be happening more often than it should.

It's not uncommon to hear of service animal-owners getting barred or kicked out of some business because of their animals. But whether they want them or not, businesses generally can't say no.