We're actually kinda jealous because we didn't think of this first.
For the past few years you've probably stumbled across dozens of news stories about people abusing the "emotional support animal" system.
In case this is a new concept to you, here's how it works: if you can convince a doctor that you're too emotionally unstable to go out in public unsupervised, you can get special permission to bring an animal with you wherever you go. It's sort of like a service animal, but instead of bringing a dog a lot of people use the system to carry around pets like peacocks and tiny horses. They bring these animals onto airplanes and into grocery stores. It's weird.
Anyway, some dude in Brooklyn decided to demonstrate how silly the whole ordeal has become, so he registered a beer as his emotional supporter animal. You heard that right - a beer - as in the beverage.
Hayes registered his beer as an emotional support dog with USA Service Dog Registration, which promptly emailed him a registration code, “1085780890,” that can be plugged into the Nevada-based business’s website to reveal additional information about him and his faithful brew.
According to the site, Hayes’ support dog, which is listed as “beer,” does not require any additional training and helps the Clinton Hill resident to manage his social anxiety disorder.
“I don’t mean it in a heady mental health manner,” he said. “More if you go to a party, and want to break the ice.”
The site doesn’t list the type of beer, but Hayes said he enjoys sessional IPAs and likes to drink local, preferring Brooklyn breweries such as Six Point and Coney Island Brewery, although the latter was purchased by Samuel Adams brewer Boston Beer Company in 2013.