Man sues DOJ after his ‘emotional support cactus’ denied federal protection, claims federal challenges to doj program are ‘prickly’ and discriminatory.
AITA for thinking this is the most ridiculous thing I’ve seen all week? This dude named Kyle, 34, from Portland, tried to register his potted saguaro cactus, ‘Spike,’ as a federal emotional support animal to bring it on a flight to see his ex-girlfriend. The DOJ’s program, which handles official service animal designations, apparently laughed him out of the building. Now he’s filing a lawsuit, claiming the entire system is biased against ‘non-mammalian comfort companions.’ TL;DR: Karen-level entitlement meets desert flora, and the courts are now swamped with legal weeds. Honestly, the only thing being challenged here is common sense.