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

[Anonymous]

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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.

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.

For what reason? So that you can have your doggy with you for the week/weekend? That's not thinking of the dog's health and safety, but the owner's selfish wants. Leave your animal at home.

[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.

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.

Your characterization that dog travel is excessive (and that they can't possibly be moving) because you see an animal at an airport 2/3 of the time is moronic.

[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.

Sorry but anyone who thinks a dog should be rehomed for that reason is an asshole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

For what reason? So that you can have your doggy with you for the week/weekend? That's not thinking of the dog's health and safety, but the owner's selfish wants. Leave your animal at home.

As mentioned a million times - to move?

What if you're a veteran with PTSD and yeah you have an emotional support animal?

You're the selfish one for telling people how to conduct their lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

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.

Your characterization that dog travel is excessive (and that they can't possibly be moving) because you see an animal at an airport 2/3 of the time is moronic.

Did you have a good experience at the Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

For what reason? So that you can have your doggy with you for the week/weekend? That's not thinking of the dog's health and safety, but the owner's selfish wants. Leave your animal at home.

As mentioned a million times - to move?

What if you're a veteran with PTSD and yeah you have an emotional support animal?

You're the selfish one for telling people how to conduct their lives.

Those dogs are highly trained for such circumstances and to handle various scenarios. They're not ordinary pets that people want to travel with for the week, like the mom in this article who clearly had no idea how to treat animals and pets (or her specific breed), and most traveling pets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

For what reason? So that you can have your doggy with you for the week/weekend? That's not thinking of the dog's health and safety, but the owner's selfish wants. Leave your animal at home.

As mentioned a million times - to move?

What if you're a veteran with PTSD and yeah you have an emotional support animal?

You're the selfish one for telling people how to conduct their lives.

Those dogs are highly trained for such circumstances and to handle various scenarios. They're not ordinary pets that people want to travel with for the week, like the mom in this article who clearly had no idea how to treat animals and pets (or her specific breed), and most traveling pets.

No, they are not. They are in fact normal pets.

Service animals are highly trained. Emotional support animals are not.

You are ignorant.

[Anonymous]

I have a tiny dog. I fly with him a few times a year. He fits in a backpack/dog carrier. Similar to this:

https://www.amazon.com/Mangostyle-Portable-Approved-Breathable-Adjustable/dp/B01LNB8IIU/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1521128950&sr=8-11&keywords=dog+backpack

I don't like to board him because he comes home feeling very stressed out, usually with kennel cough and fleas. I've tried a few different places. Never a good experience.

Sometimes my dog walker isn't willing to come to my house twice or three times a day to take care of him for a whole week.

I always pay $125 each way for his pet ticket. Never encountered any problems. He's quiet the whole ride.

I don't think flying with a pet is a big deal, if all the parties - airline desk personnel, FA, and owner - know what they are doing and do what they are supposed to.

if it's a problem the airline should just stop transporting animals.
If you don't like it, you should complain to the

[Anonymous]

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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.

You seriously think it's kind to your animal to make it travel with you, for no good reason? Or is it about you?

I’m not one of the weirdos who tell other people what to do with their pets.

When we moved cross country, twice, we flew with our cats. Far more humane that abandoning them or them spending a week in the car driving cross country.

FYI for the idiots here, people pay for pet tickets when the pets are in the cabin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: I have a tiny dog. I fly with him a few times a year. He fits in a backpack/dog carrier. Similar to this:

https://www.amazon.com/Mangostyle-Portable-Approved-Breathable-Adjustable/dp/B01LNB8IIU/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1521128950&sr=8-11&keywords=dog+backpack

I don't like to board him because he comes home feeling very stressed out, usually with kennel cough and fleas. I've tried a few different places. Never a good experience.

Sometimes my dog walker isn't willing to come to my house twice or three times a day to take care of him for a whole week.

I always pay $125 each way for his pet ticket. Never encountered any problems. He's quiet the whole ride.

I don't think flying with a pet is a big deal, if all the parties - airline desk personnel, FA, and owner - know what they are doing and do what they are supposed to.

if it's a problem the airline should just stop transporting animals.
If you don't like it, you should complain to the

Same here -- small dog that we fly with a few times a year when going to visit family in a very dog-friendly place. We think it's less stressful for our dog than boarding. We follow airline regulations, keep the dog contained and quiet, and pay the fee for an in-cabin pet (sometimes it has cost more than one of our tickets!). Often, when we pull the carrier out at the end of the flight, people around us are surprised that we've had a dog there because it is so unobtrusive. We aren't trying to pass our dog off as a support animal or do anything contrary to what the airlines have decided is an acceptable way to transport a pet.

If you don't like it, complain to the airlines and ask them to change the policies on in-cabin pets (although I would be sad if that happened). Otherwise, I don't understand the vitriol against people following the airline procedures (I'm not including the discussion about "emotional support" animals in this, as that's a different problem.)

[Anonymous]

Most dogs are too big to fit under the seat

Most dogs should not be allowed in the cabin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most dogs are too big to fit under the seat

Most dogs should not be allowed in the cabin.

And most dogs aren't allowed in the cabin.

[Anonymous]

New poster here, also with a very severe dog allergy. Someone posted a few pages back that the people with severe allergies should find the airline that doesn't allow pets in the cabin. Guess what? THERE ISN'T ONE. Every single airline allows pets in the cabin. I would happily pay a little extra for a guaranteed dogless flight, but again, this is not an option. Also to the smart ass who posted something like, "Well, if people are that allergic, wouldn't they react to the animal hair on my clothes?" This kind of thing actually happens to me all the time.

Honestly, I don't know why so many disabilities that "need" a service animal are given such high priority, but severe allergies that could kill someone are treated like a joke. Some of you in this thread are really lacking in empathy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New poster here, also with a very severe dog allergy. Someone posted a few pages back that the people with severe allergies should find the airline that doesn't allow pets in the cabin. Guess what? THERE ISN'T ONE. Every single airline allows pets in the cabin. I would happily pay a little extra for a guaranteed dogless flight, but again, this is not an option. Also to the smart ass who posted something like, "Well, if people are that allergic, wouldn't they react to the animal hair on my clothes?" This kind of thing actually happens to me all the time.

Honestly, I don't know why so many disabilities that "need" a service animal are given such high priority, but severe allergies that could kill someone are treated like a joke. Some of you in this thread are really lacking in empathy.

I don't know why airlines don't offer a pet-free flight. Hotels offer pet-free/smoke-free rooms. It is probably something that people with allergies/phobias/etc. would pay extra for.

[Anonymous]

The owner is at fault. Planes are not safe for dogs. If you must travel with your dog (which I can only see a reason for if you are moving), use land transport.