Evaluate requests for exotic animals, multiple animals as ESAs

Schools report a rising number of requests for emotional support animal accommodations in campus housing. Increasingly, some requests propose to bring exotic animals and even multiple animals as ESAs. When the animal is a dog or a cat, schools should already have well‐established documentation policies that address the claimed therapeutic need for the ESA. But what about exotic species or multiple animals? What obligations do schools have when presented with such requests?