The plague of fake service animals has reached a new low. A woman flying to Hartford, Connecticut, was gobbling mad after her flight was held up. Why? A passenger insisted they needed their emotional support turkey.
“My flight is being held up because a woman has an emotional support Turkey on the plane and they aren’t sure if that’s allowed,” ESPN’s Elle Duncan tweeted out Monday. “YOU CANT MAKE THIS UP.”
Two hours later, Duncan had a hot update about what Delta decided to do about the service animal, explaining, “She can go to Hartford with the Turkey Jt that’s all.”
Three minutes later, Duncan explained why this turkey was doing more than ruffling her feathers. “I want to get a picture but y’all she’s in row 39 and I’m in row 3 and I been at [the Essence Festival] having fun and am on 2 hrs of sleep so I’m gonna sprint off this airplane, and y’all will have to believe that a woman brought a turkey on the plane.”
When a critic named Caleb pointed out Duncan is a mental health advocate and, therefore, was being a hypocrite by having an issue with the turkey, she fired back, “Caleb emotional support turkeys are not allowed on an airplane.”
“She lied to get it on cause she knew it wasn’t and therefore delayed the plane because she tried to sneak one on in a dog carrier and pass it off,” she added.
Emotional support animals do not qualify as service animals, according to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Interestingly enough, Delta banned ESAs in 2021, causing some Twitter users to theorize some burnt out employees took one look at the turkey and decided it wasn’t worth it.