This past week has been trying to adopt a dog from the animal shelter.

A STR is a completely different animal in my opinion, in that it requires more work and much more compromise, but financially is worth the effort. 

I've heard people in this forum suggest that you treat them all like animals.

However, from a real world day to day experience it's a totally different animal.

You’re not using a PM, AND you’re assuming you can charge a service animal a deposit and pet rent?

We charge $200 for one animal and $300 for two as part of the deposit, and it is almost always used up as part of the deep clean because hair and dander get everywhere. 

The high end rental properties can be a different animal than your run of the mill $2,500 month rental both in terms of upkeep and demand.

I'm also donating to animal shelters in LA area and to LA firefighters - I think some restaurants are giving them free meals.  

Either resign yourself to renting a stinking dump, or stick to your lease and get her or the animals out.

If it is a pet, be aware that they could get paperwork saying it is an emotional support animal (if so tell them it needs to be from a local medical professional not a website) or say that they don't have a pet.