United forces woman to put puppy in overhead bid, where it dies during flight

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Anonymous wrote:I never realized how many unhappy people there are in the world until I read this thread. Animal haters have very small, grinch like hearts.

They need their own uptight plane so they can grouse at each other and leave our poor puppy dogs alone.

Some of us consider it selfish and bordering on animal abuse for selfish owners to insist upon dragging their dogs everywhere, including airplanes, instead of leaving the dogs in the comfort of their homes, a kennel or with friends/family members.

Many dog owners treat their dogs like some fashion accessory and not a living being.

Agreed.

FFS, Some people have to move! You people are idiots

My best friend had to move to Hawaii. I say "had to move" because she and her husband are Navy, and that was their next duty assignment. What were they supposed to do? Abandon their dogs?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never realized how many unhappy people there are in the world until I read this thread. Animal haters have very small, grinch like hearts.

They need their own uptight plane so they can grouse at each other and leave our poor puppy dogs alone.

Some of us consider it selfish and bordering on animal abuse for selfish owners to insist upon dragging their dogs everywhere, including airplanes, instead of leaving the dogs in the comfort of their homes, a kennel or with friends/family members.

Many dog owners treat their dogs like some fashion accessory and not a living being.

Agreed.

FFS, Some people have to move! You people are idiots

So you drive, even if it's long distance. Or you ship it via a pet courier service. Or you rehome your dog. Or you reconsider how critical the move is. Your dog isn't a human being (even if it's like a family member to you), and it's also not an accessory or comfort security blanket. Your dog is a dog, not a person or object.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never realized how many unhappy people there are in the world until I read this thread. Animal haters have very small, grinch like hearts.

They need their own uptight plane so they can grouse at each other and leave our poor puppy dogs alone.

Some of us consider it selfish and bordering on animal abuse for selfish owners to insist upon dragging their dogs everywhere, including airplanes, instead of leaving the dogs in the comfort of their homes, a kennel or with friends/family members.

Many dog owners treat their dogs like some fashion accessory and not a living being.

Agreed.

FFS, Some people have to move! You people are idiots

My best friend had to move to Hawaii. I say "had to move" because she and her husband are Navy, and that was their next duty assignment. What were they supposed to do? Abandon their dogs?

+1. Our cats went to Hawaii, then Korea, then back to the US.

When I moved from California, it seemed kinder to fly the cats to DC than to drive them, in July, for a four-day road trip.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never realized how many unhappy people there are in the world until I read this thread. Animal haters have very small, grinch like hearts.

They need their own uptight plane so they can grouse at each other and leave our poor puppy dogs alone.

Some of us consider it selfish and bordering on animal abuse for selfish owners to insist upon dragging their dogs everywhere, including airplanes, instead of leaving the dogs in the comfort of their homes, a kennel or with friends/family members.

Many dog owners treat their dogs like some fashion accessory and not a living being.

Agreed.

FFS, Some people have to move! You people are idiots

So you drive, even if it's long distance. Or you ship it via a pet courier service. Or you rehome your dog. Or you reconsider how critical the move is. Your dog isn't a human being (even if it's like a family member to you), and it's also not an accessory or comfort security blanket. Your dog is a dog, not a person or object.

You are for sure an asshole, but you are not my boss. You have precisely zero rights to tell me to leave my dog home, let alone rehome him.

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Yes, ALL of the people carting their pets everywhere are in the process of moving long distance. GMAB

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NP here. I've read a few articles, and I still have lots of questions that could help clarify the situation?

1) Why couldn't the owner keep the dog under the seat? Was the carrier too large? Dog not cooperating? Other bags under the seat? Why not put the bag under the daughter's seat?
2) Why didn't anyone check on the dog during the flight? Was the seat belt sign on the entire flight?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, ALL of the people carting their pets everywhere are in the process of moving long distance. GMAB

I've been a dog owner for 25 years, and I've flown my dog precisely once in my life. And that's when we made a move to the midwest.

I've probably encountered an emotional support animal once in my life, and I'm a frequent flyer. (2x round trips a month for the last 4 years).

Just because you see crap on the news about emotional support peacocks, it doesn't mean it's people with emotional support animals mostly flying with dogs.

You're absurd.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never realized how many unhappy people there are in the world until I read this thread. Animal haters have very small, grinch like hearts.

They need their own uptight plane so they can grouse at each other and leave our poor puppy dogs alone.

Some of us consider it selfish and bordering on animal abuse for selfish owners to insist upon dragging their dogs everywhere, including airplanes, instead of leaving the dogs in the comfort of their homes, a kennel or with friends/family members.

Many dog owners treat their dogs like some fashion accessory and not a living being.

Agreed.

FFS, Some people have to move! You people are idiots

So you drive, even if it's long distance. Or you ship it via a pet courier service. Or you rehome your dog. Or you reconsider how critical the move is. Your dog isn't a human being (even if it's like a family member to you), and it's also not an accessory or comfort security blanket. Your dog is a dog, not a person or object.

You are for sure an asshole, but you are not my boss. You have precisely zero rights to tell me to leave my dog home, let alone rehome him.

Nobody is telling you to rehome your dog - but they're telling you that you have options. And that is one of them. There are many pet courier services that specialize in exactly this type of thing - moving your pet long distance. That's also an option. You have options. Calling someone an names is more reflective of you, than it is of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, ALL of the people carting their pets everywhere are in the process of moving long distance. GMAB

I've been a dog owner for 25 years, and I've flown my dog precisely once in my life. And that's when we made a move to the midwest.

I've probably encountered an emotional support animal once in my life, and I'm a frequent flyer. (2x round trips a month for the last 4 years).

Just because you see crap on the news about emotional support peacocks, it doesn't mean it's people with emotional support animals mostly flying with dogs.

You're absurd.

I don't fly that regularly, and maybe you've just been on the wrong flights. But 2/3 of them have had an animal on them that is clearly not a trained and certified service animal. Or just pre-flight, around the airport. It's absolutely excessive, and unlikely that these are all people making drastic, rare moves.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never realized how many unhappy people there are in the world until I read this thread. Animal haters have very small, grinch like hearts.

They need their own uptight plane so they can grouse at each other and leave our poor puppy dogs alone.

Some of us consider it selfish and bordering on animal abuse for selfish owners to insist upon dragging their dogs everywhere, including airplanes, instead of leaving the dogs in the comfort of their homes, a kennel or with friends/family members.

Many dog owners treat their dogs like some fashion accessory and not a living being.

Agreed.

FFS, Some people have to move! You people are idiots

So you drive, even if it's long distance. Or you ship it via a pet courier service. Or you rehome your dog. Or you reconsider how critical the move is. Your dog isn't a human being (even if it's like a family member to you), and it's also not an accessory or comfort security blanket. Your dog is a dog, not a person or object.

You are for sure an asshole, but you are not my boss. You have precisely zero rights to tell me to leave my dog home, let alone rehome him.

Nobody is telling you to rehome your dog - but they're telling you that you have options. And that is one of them. There are many pet courier services that specialize in exactly this type of thing - moving your pet long distance. That's also an option. You have options. Calling someone an names is more reflective of you, than it is of them.

And flying with a dog is also an option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, ALL of the people carting their pets everywhere are in the process of moving long distance. GMAB

I've been a dog owner for 25 years, and I've flown my dog precisely once in my life. And that's when we made a move to the midwest.

I've probably encountered an emotional support animal once in my life, and I'm a frequent flyer. (2x round trips a month for the last 4 years).

Just because you see crap on the news about emotional support peacocks, it doesn't mean it's people with emotional support animals mostly flying with dogs.

You're absurd.

I don't fly that regularly, and maybe you've just been on the wrong flights. But 2/3 of them have had an animal on them that is clearly not a trained and certified service animal. Or just pre-flight, around the airport. It's absolutely excessive, and unlikely that these are all people making drastic, rare moves.

+1 I fly maybe 8 times a year. On domestic flights, there is almost always a dog or cat in a carrier on the plane. They don't appear to be service animals--people just don't want to pay the 150$ to put them in cargo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, ALL of the people carting their pets everywhere are in the process of moving long distance. GMAB

I've been a dog owner for 25 years, and I've flown my dog precisely once in my life. And that's when we made a move to the midwest.

I've probably encountered an emotional support animal once in my life, and I'm a frequent flyer. (2x round trips a month for the last 4 years).

Just because you see crap on the news about emotional support peacocks, it doesn't mean it's people with emotional support animals mostly flying with dogs.

You're absurd.

I don't fly that regularly, and maybe you've just been on the wrong flights. But 2/3 of them have had an animal on them that is clearly not a trained and certified service animal. Or just pre-flight, around the airport. It's absolutely excessive, and unlikely that these are all people making drastic, rare moves.

Oh okay - you see a dog at an airport 2/3rd of the time

Do you know how big airports are? How many flights per day per airport?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, ALL of the people carting their pets everywhere are in the process of moving long distance. GMAB

I've been a dog owner for 25 years, and I've flown my dog precisely once in my life. And that's when we made a move to the midwest.

I've probably encountered an emotional support animal once in my life, and I'm a frequent flyer. (2x round trips a month for the last 4 years).

Just because you see crap on the news about emotional support peacocks, it doesn't mean it's people with emotional support animals mostly flying with dogs.

You're absurd.

I don't fly that regularly, and maybe you've just been on the wrong flights. But 2/3 of them have had an animal on them that is clearly not a trained and certified service animal. Or just pre-flight, around the airport. It's absolutely excessive, and unlikely that these are all people making drastic, rare moves.

+1 I fly maybe 8 times a year. On domestic flights, there is almost always a dog or cat in a carrier on the plane. They don't appear to be service animals--people just don't want to pay the 150$ to put them in cargo.

Or they don't want to risk them getting lost/getting hurt/dying/freezing to death.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, ALL of the people carting their pets everywhere are in the process of moving long distance. GMAB

I've been a dog owner for 25 years, and I've flown my dog precisely once in my life. And that's when we made a move to the midwest.

I've probably encountered an emotional support animal once in my life, and I'm a frequent flyer. (2x round trips a month for the last 4 years).

Just because you see crap on the news about emotional support peacocks, it doesn't mean it's people with emotional support animals mostly flying with dogs.

You're absurd.

I don't fly that regularly, and maybe you've just been on the wrong flights. But 2/3 of them have had an animal on them that is clearly not a trained and certified service animal. Or just pre-flight, around the airport. It's absolutely excessive, and unlikely that these are all people making drastic, rare moves.

Oh okay - you see a dog at an airport 2/3rd of the time

Do you know how big airports are? How many flights per day per airport?!

Can you read? Reading is hard sometimes, I know pp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, ALL of the people carting their pets everywhere are in the process of moving long distance. GMAB

I've been a dog owner for 25 years, and I've flown my dog precisely once in my life. And that's when we made a move to the midwest.

I've probably encountered an emotional support animal once in my life, and I'm a frequent flyer. (2x round trips a month for the last 4 years).

Just because you see crap on the news about emotional support peacocks, it doesn't mean it's people with emotional support animals mostly flying with dogs.

You're absurd.

I don't fly that regularly, and maybe you've just been on the wrong flights. But 2/3 of them have had an animal on them that is clearly not a trained and certified service animal. Or just pre-flight, around the airport. It's absolutely excessive, and unlikely that these are all people making drastic, rare moves.

+1 I fly maybe 8 times a year. On domestic flights, there is almost always a dog or cat in a carrier on the plane. They don't appear to be service animals--people just don't want to pay the 150$ to put them in cargo.

Or they don't want to risk them getting lost/getting hurt/dying/freezing to death.

Then leave them home. Travel involves risks.