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I wish I had been there. I would have said " How about you go in the overhead compartment, and puppy can walk up and down the aisle. Betcha he'd bring much more enjoyment to the passengers than you ever could".
And for threatening a flight attendant, the police would have been called, you would have been escorted or 'taken' off the plane, promptly charged and spent the night in jail.
A frequent and indeed inevitable topic of discussion is the rights of pet owners vs. non-pet owners in public facilities. Some consider it the rights of domesticated animals as opposed to the rights of people. The increasing use of Emotional Support Animals, or ESA's, as opposed to true service dogs. This is a particular problem because ESA's don't require or have any special certification. For a dog to become a true service animal extensive training and testing are required. Most dogs do not pass "seeing eye" training for example. They have a somewhat easier time becoming a therapy dog but even there the population is limited.
By contrast, to some extent most pets are "ESA's." Being greeted by a wagging tail on coming home from school or work melts most people's hearts.
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In my view, humans are "keystone species" and must make the decision for animals, not the other way around. While animals must be protected from unnecessary cruelty people's rights must prevail.
It still seems dumb to travel with pets, especially on a plane. Leave 'em in a good kennel and save everyone (incl. the pet) a lot of hassle (and stress).
Again not a vacation. They were moving to a new home I believe. .
What sort of vacation would be possible for one adult carting around a child, an infant and a puppy??
How come the flight crews are not informed of passenger with pet boarding? Poor dog and stupid owner.
In United's limited defense, sometimes the flight crew might not have time to be informed or are perhaps ill-trained. However, that doesn't excuse this tragic event.
In United's limited defense, sometimes the flight crew might not have time to be informed or are perhaps ill-trained. However, that doesn't excuse this tragic event.
The receive a manifest before the flight, letting them know how many souls are on board. They are also alerted to the seat locations of passengers with accessibility issues and (on longer flights where meals will be served) special dietary requests. It doesn't seem like it would be that difficult for the same manifest to report the number of paid pets on board and their seat location.
In United's limited defense, sometimes the flight crew might not have time to be informed or are perhaps ill-trained. However, that doesn't excuse this tragic event.
At least one witness heard the dog's owner telling the flight attendant that there was a dog in the carrier.
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