Policy Regarding Animals

Service animals and service-animals-in-training are welcome and permitted at Bradley University’s Cullom-Davis Library. We adhere to all University, State of Illinois and US federal laws regarding service animals. 

Service animals are defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as “any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.” The “work or tasks performed by a service animal must be directly related to the individual’s disability.”

In accordance with ADA guidelines, service animals may be asked to leave the library if they are not under control or are not housebroken.

Dogs whose only function is to provide comfort or emotional support (emotional support animals) are not considered service animals under ADA. Emotional support animals, and all other animals, are not permitted in the library.

Anyone bringing a animal into the library may be asked these two questions;

• Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability?
• What work or task has the animal been trained to perform? 

For more information on the rules and regulations regarding service animals, visit the following websites

• Bradley University, Office of Student Access Services - https://www.bradley.edu/offices/student/sas/services/
• Animal Legal & Historical Center, Table of State Service Animal Laws - https://www.animallaw.info/topic/table-state-assistance-animal-laws
• US Department of Justice, Americans with Disabilities Act, Service Animals - https://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm