'Just an experiment.' Man tries to pass his beer off as a service animal

A New York man is trying to register something unusual as an emotional support animal, his beer.Floyd Hayes, 47, went viral after filling out a form to register his service animal as "16 oz, lightly hopped session IPA served in a regular bar pint glass."“I travel from upstate to Brooklyn a lot, and on the bus they say it’s a federal crime to smoke or have an alcoholic beverage unless by prior written consent,” Hayes said in an interview with the Brooklyn Paper, "and I always wondered where you get that consent.”“Not that I’m an alcoholic," he clarified.While speaking with the New York Post, Hayes said the registration was more of an experiment, and he had no intention of hurting those who rely on emotional support animals.“It was really just an experiment,” he said, “I’m not trying to make light on anybody who has any emotional issues.”When registering the brew as his support, he noted "No Training Needed" and that the glass would be used to aid his “Social Anxiety Disorder.”While registering beer as a service animal may prove difficult, if not impossible, Hayes told the New York Post that he sat at a bus stop with beer in hand and had no issues.“I was not approached by any law enforcement,” he said.

A New York man is trying to register something unusual as an emotional support animal, his beer.

Floyd Hayes, 47, went viral after filling out a form to register his service animal as "16 oz, lightly hopped session IPA served in a regular bar pint glass."


“I travel from upstate to Brooklyn a lot, and on the bus they say it’s a federal crime to smoke or have an alcoholic beverage unless by prior written consent,” Hayes said in an interview with the Brooklyn Paper, "and I always wondered where you get that consent.”

“Not that I’m an alcoholic," he clarified.



While speaking with the New York Post, Hayes said the registration was more of an experiment, and he had no intention of hurting those who rely on emotional support animals.

“It was really just an experiment,” he said, “I’m not trying to make light on anybody who has any emotional issues.”

When registering the brew as his support, he noted "No Training Needed" and that the glass would be used to aid his “Social Anxiety Disorder.”

While registering beer as a service animal may prove difficult, if not impossible, Hayes told the New York Post that he sat at a bus stop with beer in hand and had no issues.

“I was not approached by any law enforcement,” he said.