The University of Puget Sound understands that a service or therapy animal is necessary for some, and the university fully supports the rights and responsibilities of students with service and therapy animals. Beyond service and therapy animals, students can have fish in a 20-gallon or smaller sized tank in their campus residence. Please note that having a fish as a pet on campus does not require approval.

Students who need to bring a service animal to campus housing must register their animal with Residence Life. Service animals must always accompany the student, and they are not allowed to be left behind in the student’s residence. It is suggested, but not required, that you register with Student Accessibility and Accommodation if you need to bring a service animal to campus.

If a student needs to have a therapy animal live with them in on-campus housing, the student must first make a formal request and file documentation through Student Accessibility and Accommodation (SAA). The documentation and intake forms required can be found online through Student Accessibility and Accommodation webpage www.pugetsound.edu/studentaccessibility. Students may also contact SAA directly with questions at 253.879.3399.

Once a student has approval for their therapy animal, they must register their animal with Residence Life by completing the Animal Registration and Maintaining A Therapy Animal Agreement Forms that can be found in our Residence Life - Animals in Housing Policy Handbook. Please read the handbook and send the completed forms to reslife@pugetsound.edu.