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IMO if you need an "Emotional Support Animal" in order to deal with flying, you have NO business being on a passenger aircraft. Find other means. These animals are becoming a real pain in the arse to deal with more and more on the job.
Oh, don't worry - by about 10 posts in, we'll get some joker trying to blame this on "Trump," whining about "snowflakes needing hamsters for support," or claiming that if Obama had touched the dead hamster, it would have returned to life and voted Democrat. Lower your expectations, and you won't be disappointed around here.
Yeah, I'm not buying this story either. Too much doesn't make logical sense, not to much does anyways when dealing with people like this. First off, I love my pets very much and there is absolutely no way I'd kill one just to fly on a plane. And I'm sure those out there who love animals too would agree. If this hamster was in fact for her "emotional support", there is absolutely no way she'd choose to kill it or set it free. Furthermore, I would think those working for the airlines on the plane would set the animal in some place on the plane in it's carrier. I had something I couldn't take on the plane once and one of the stewardesses brought it into the cockpit where it was for the duration of the flight until landing.
I think the real deal is, this chick wanted to bring her pet hamster but for whatever reason couldn't. It was easiest just to get rid of it so she doesn't miss her flight. No emotional support, plain and simple.
Like I was in a restaurant back a year or so ago and some chick brought her two dogs into the place. The owner told her to get them out but she refused saying they were emotional support animals. He threatened to call the police so she left with the dogs. In her case, she just didn't want to leave them at home, in the car, tied up outside, etc. Basically the chick didn't want to be inconvenienced by having to do something responsible with her dogs, so she just said they are emotional support animals and tried to bring them in the restaurant.
No difference from this chick with the hamster. Basically just wanted to bring it on the plane, didn't want any part in being responsible and going through the process of having it properly transported, that would have cost her time and money.
Hot chick though. I'd wish she'd use my tongue for some of her "emotional support". What is it with a lot of these lib chicks. Hot as hell, but dingbatty upstairs.
I called out a fellow liberal earlier in this thread for politicizing this. Now it's your turn.
This is not about liberal or conservative. It's about animal cruelty, plain and simple. If someone told me to flush a live animal down the toilet, I would tell them to pound sand and then insist on speaking with their supervisor. Having said that, I think there are way too many people abusing the entire "support animal" concept. It makes it very hard for folks who have a legitimate need, like those with actual, trained service animals, or people with PTSD.
From the looks of it (and, sorry here, but Pebbles did fit down the toilet), this was a miniature hamster.
My daughter has this little pouch that she carries hers around in. Wears it around her neck.
Hamsters are nocturnal and don't make any noise.
Heck, that woman could have WORN the hamster onto the plane.
I have to admit that the most disturbing image would be my daughter's absolute horror at her hamster - Sammy - going down a toilet. THAT would be trauma. No way could she have done that.
Probably won't share this story with her.
I thought of this, too. I knew a girl years ago who had a pet rat she took literally everywhere with her. Most people had no idea she had it. I wouldn't advise trying to smuggle anything on a plane, live or otherwise, but if she was THAT determined to keep Pebbles with her...then again, clearly she was not.
IMO if you need an "Emotional Support Animal" in order to deal with flying, you have NO business being on a passenger aircraft. Find other means. These animals are becoming a real pain in the arse to deal with more and more on the job.
"Emotional support" from a rodent? And did this idiot even consider how high altitude travel would affect a hamster? What if the GD thing got lose, just to be squished by the beverage cart?
It probably survived the flush and got eaten alive by rats. Nice girl.
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