Emotional support animals are under attack: Yesterday, the Department of Transportation proposed a new rule allowing only specially-trained service dogs to qualify for the special treatment these animals receive on U.S. airlines. The crackdown is based on the belief that people may be taking advantage of the system—with the Associated Press pointing to passengers boarding planes with everything from pigs to pheasants to rabbits to snakes. Meanwhile, here’s a guy who certainly isn’t helping the problem: A Brooklyn man reportedly registered a pint of beer as his emotional support animal. Full story here courtesy of foodandwine.com