Emotional support animals in public

The outline & reference page on a critical analysis essay over the article “Emotional support animals can endanger the public and make life harder for people like me who rely on service dogs”

• Your thesis statement should be 1 sentence and explain why the text was effective or ineffective.
• The topic sentences for each of your body paragraphs should do two things: (a) connect to the thesis statement (b) make a focused point regarding analysis of the work. These should be complete sentences, even in your outline.
• The sub-points for each topic sentence should be in complete sentences. For this essay, the sub-points are evidence and analysis used to prove and explain the topic sentence.
• Remember, too, that you must include information from your outside sources. These sources will count as evidence. Either quote or paraphrase the source in the outline using proper in-text citations and a reference page. You need to include at least four citations in your outline. Each paragraph that refers to source material must contain a citation that points to a corresponding reference.
• Please refer to the example outline in the textbook as a model.

Something to consider:

The outline provided for this assignment allows for four body paragraphs, with five details per paragraph. It is okay to use less of the outline template or to add to it, as the template is a guide.

please include at least 4 current (within the last 5-6 years), accurate, reputable references in APA format. & include in text citations.

these are a few references i was going to use..

Haynes, R (July 20, 2025) How emotional support animals help improve mental health

The animals ability to sense distress and provide immediate comfort, simply by being near, can

create a safe psychological space.

How Emotional Support Animals Help Improve Mental Health

Herzog, H. (2023). The use and misuse of emotional support animals

Ferrell and Crowley found that 60 percent of their subjects had claimed their ESA dog was a

service animal at least once to get into public places that were deemed no-pet areas, and nearly

20 percent said they misrepresented their dog frequently or almost always.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animals-and-us/202302/the-use-and-misuse-ofemotional-support-animals?msockid=3cf4553671626ed4246c43ad70056f4