london air travellers in britain might soon find potbellied pigs miniature horses and monkeys traveling as their copassengers as authorities have now allowed travellers to take exotic pets along for emotional support according to the new department of transportation rules animals should be allowed on flights if they are used for emotional support by their owners however transportation officers would have to determine whether the animal is permitted on the plane by running through a list of guidelines which are part of a draft manual on equality for disabled people travelling on commercial passenger planes a passenger arrives at the gate accompanied by a potbellied pig she claims that the potbellied pig is her service animal what should you do the department manual asksthe manual provides guidelines to determine if they are service animals for instance miniature horses can help visuallyimpaired passengers new guidelines say airline employees should enquire about how the animal aids the passenger and what training it has had