brokenandtwisted
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Vet and rescue work, including wildlife rescue and vetting. Which is how I know, just like doctors, not all vets know everything. Also research papers I've had to do on wildlife, including marsupials, on several conditions, including what sleep deprivation would do.
We certainly don't know everything (ex. I couldn't tell you much of anything about endocrinology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, etc.); but we spend years learning the essentials. Circadian rhythms are pretty essential to most forms of multicellular life. Which is amusing, because any authority at play here is clearly ignorant of animal physiology.
We can all agree that the wallaby is super cute. That doesn't mean she should have one. Give her a retriever. They're also super cute. Boom! Cute quota met! Oh, wait...owning a retriever would not satisfy her attention-whoring desire to be a unique snowflake.
I can't think of a solitary reason why someone would want a flighty creature as a service animal. I believe the defence physiology of a wallaby is different from that of a dog. But I'm only speaking from my general knowledge, not independent study.