PENN’S CAVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL POLICY

Penn's Cave cares very deeply about all of its guests including those guests that are accompanied by Emotional Support Animals.

These policies represent careful consideration of federal and state law  in the context of our inherently limited natural attraction and were developed in part based upon consultation with staff at the Institute on Disability Awareness at Niagara University in New York.  In 2026, Penn's Cave senior staff successfully attended training with two of the amazing leaders at the Institute on Disability Awareness at Niagara University.

While the policies below detail our current capabilities, Penn's Cave continues to plan for ongoing improvements in its offerings to guests that are accompanied by Emotional Support Animals.  To provide feedback on these policies, please email us at info@pennscave.com.

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS:

Pursuant to federal and Pennsylvania law, Emotional Support Animals are not entitled to access to public accommodations like our attraction, and are not permitted in food service areas.

See, e.g.,: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/phrc; and https://www.pa.gov/agencies/phrc/phrc-news---information/newsroom/phrc-seeks-public-input-on-use-of-emotional-support-animals- (last visited March 2, 2026).

With the foregoing in mind, we do not allow Emotional Support Animals in our buildings or on any of our tours, regardless of type (mammal, reptile, etc.), size or weight. 

Emotional Support Animals that are dogs are welcome on our grounds around the historic Penn’s Cave Hotel if they are kept on a leash or harness, and to the extent their owners are cleaning up after them and have them under proper control around other tourists. No other types of Emotional Support Animals are permitted on the Penn's Cave estate grounds.

While Emotional Support dogs are welcome on the grounds around the historic Penn’s Cave Hotel so long as they are kept on a leash or harness, for the safety and enjoyment of all of our visitors, and for the safety of our staff and the protection of our wildlife park animals, such Emotional Support dogs are strictly prohibited from being taken to the Penn’s Cave barn and/or near any of the wildlife enclosures (e.g., bison, long horn cattle, deer and elk and/or wild horses and burros) that are located near the Penn’s Cave Hotel.

Penn’s Cave will ask the individual with an Emotional Support dog to remove the dog from the Penn's Cave estate if the dog is not being picked up after and/or if the dog is otherwise uncontrollable.