Methodology

For the survey portion we approached college students with emotional support animals and asked them if they were willing to participate. We chose to utilize a survey because it is relatively easy to find people willing to take a short survey and we needed a good amount of responses. Overall we got 20 participants to answer our survey. Although this was less people than we originally wanted, we got a good amount of information. We asked them to list the pros and cons of owning an ESA while in college. We also asked them if they believe the pros outweigh the cons. We then organized all of our data in to a pros and cons list. We also added a section that states whether or not they believed the pros outweighed the cons. For the interview we asked basic questions on life with an emotional support animal. These questions and the interviewee’s responses along with a pros and cons list cultivated from the results of our survey can be found here: Interview and Survey Results.We wanted to get a more in depth look on life with an emotional support animal, not just an overall look like what the surveys provided. With an interview I was able to ask more specific questions. I also was able to ask if the interviewee thought if the risk of owning an ESA is worth the reward.