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

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Anonymous wrote:Eh – it’s a dog, whatever. Maybe stop bringing your effing “emotional support” animals everywhere.

Ikr...The US is the only culture which has fetishize dogs to this extent. I cant imagine if someone in any other country brings a dog with them wherever they go and tells someone, "I need my dog for emotional support." People would just laugh in their face. It's ok if the dog is a guide dog or a real service animal (like for epileptics) but this whole emotional support business is getting out of hand.

+1. I believe that they have emotional problems but a dog isn't going to solve it.

+10000

Seriously, this. An animal is not a child's security blanket, and you can't just bring it with you wherever you go. You're not a champion for animal's rights that you think you are, if you think it's ok to just bring your pets on planes.

Leave your animal at home. It'll be fine without the stress of travel. Your emotional problems aren't going to be solved by bringing your pet with you everywhere.

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Animals smaller than a certain size are allowed in the cabin, under the seat, on certain airlines around the world.

Animals are not allowed in overhead containers.

The attendant should have known this and I hope she will be disciplined.

The airline is legally 100% at fault here.

In a few decades, animals will cease to be considered "property", just like humans ceased to be considered another human's "property" (slaves, wives and children). There will be stricter laws on animal cruelty as a result.

The laws for animal cruelty are already stricter than the laws for child abuse.

Dogs are not people.

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Anonymous wrote:I had a yelping dog behind me on a trans Atlantic flight. 10 hours of constant barking. I felt like I died on that plane.

I had a cat stored under my seat for a while flight. Cried, got out and ultimately had diarrhea all over the place.

While I feel bad for this family, I am firmly in the ‘no pets in flights’ camp.

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Anonymous wrote:Stop bringing your dogs everywhere. I blame the owner, not the airline.

The owner was following the rules established by the airline! The one not following proper procedure was the airline employee.

The owners of the dog did nothing wrong. The one at fault is the airline!

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Anonymous wrote:Don't bring dogs on planes at all. Except for certified service animals.

The airline is at fault, but who in the heck flys with a baby, a small child AND a puppy? Stop doing this people. It's kinder to the animal and the rest of the passengers to leave it at home. If you can't afford to board the dog or have a dog sitter, you can't afford to fly and own a dog.

The family is just as at fault as the airline.

Dogs are no people.

Quit dragging them to places they do not belong, airplanes, school yards, little league ball fields, the grocery store, home depot, restaurants...

That poor flight attendant.

What? That flight attendant is awful and deserves to be fired.

She does not deserve to be killed for this and yet people on this thread are calling for her death.

Yes, the poor flight attendant. She made a mistake. Maybe she knew there was a dog in there. Maybe she didn't. People (including the owner) heard the dog barking and whining, yet not one person who heard it thought to check on it to see if it was okay? Not even the owner? Not once?

The flight attendant is going to get death threats and more from the online crazies based off only a partial recounting of what transpired on United with that dog.

Yes, the poor flight attendant.

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Anonymous wrote:Stop bringing your dogs everywhere. I blame the owner, not the airline.

The owner was following the rules established by the airline! The one not following proper procedure was the airline employee.

The owners of the dog did nothing wrong. The one at fault is the airline!

Right, but it's YOUR dog. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Bringing your dog everywhere is not in the best interest of your pet. I feel no sympathy for people who treat their pets like accessories.

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I'm not saying that this isn't a tragedy but I find the account that was originally posted totally suspicious, melodramatic, etc. If that person was so angry, why didn't they do something? Why did they leave out the details?

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why any dog owner would allow some snot-nosed stewardess to cram their dog into an overhead bin. I would have grabbed her by the neck and slammed her into the floor if she tried that with my dog.

Ha, you'd be on the news, as the Gestapo smashed your teeth in on the plane.

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Anonymous wrote:Has there been any account of how this all started? Was the dog under the seat in front of them and the flight attendant insisted they pull it out and put it in the compartment? Flight attendant was wholly in the wrong for putting the dog in the overhead compartment, dog should have been under the seat or, if the family refused that, the family should have been deplaned, but I'm trying to understand why it was an issue at all.

Yes, I was wondering the same thing. The flight attendant was at fault either way, but it's much more egregious if the dog (and all the family's other bags) were properly stowed, and the flight attendant still insisted the dog be moved to the cargo bin.

Also, it is possible to believe that the flight attendant was at fault, and also believe that people should not be permitted to travel with pets (other than service animals).

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This whole story is from Facebook and Twitter posts, is it even real?

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Anonymous wrote:Has there been any account of how this all started? Was the dog under the seat in front of them and the flight attendant insisted they pull it out and put it in the compartment? Flight attendant was wholly in the wrong for putting the dog in the overhead compartment, dog should have been under the seat or, if the family refused that, the family should have been deplaned, but I'm trying to understand why it was an issue at all.

Yes, I was wondering the same thing. The flight attendant was at fault either way, but it's much more egregious if the dog (and all the family's other bags) were properly stowed, and the flight attendant still insisted the dog be moved to the cargo bin.

Also, it is possible to believe that the flight attendant was at fault, and also believe that people should not be permitted to travel with pets (other than service animals).

It is also entirelybpossible thatbtravelling alone with two small kids, one a lap child, the mom already had stuff packed under the seat and was trying to travel with the dog case sharing a seat with the older kid or sitting under the kid's feet ijstead of under the seat

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Anonymous wrote:This whole story is from Facebook and Twitter posts, is it even real?

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/03/14/dog-dies-on-united-flight-after-flight-attendant-allegedly-forced-passenger-to-put-carrier-in-overhead-bin.html

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Anonymous wrote:Eh – it’s a dog, whatever. Maybe stop bringing your effing “emotional support” animals everywhere.

I work at UMD and have a student who served YOU in Afghanistan, went through horrors, came back with a Purple Heart and a therapy dog who goes to class with him, and everywhere else.

Did you know therapy cats comfort the elderly in nursing homes, and patients in chemotherapy lounges?

Educate yourself.

Right I’m sure that was the case here. Not done entitled b—— who wanted her dog on vacation with her. Whatever. Buy a new one and leave it home.

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Maybe there was a communication problem? Although that doesn't explain why the barks were ignored.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dog-owner-united-disregarded-pet-barks-article-1.3873638

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Anonymous wrote:Well the flight attendant should be fired. However, people really should not fly with brachycephalic dogs at all. Their shortened snouts cause all sorts of breathing problems and there’s a reason why many airlines don’t allow them to fly in cargo anymore. Flying in the cabin is safer but really, just leave them home.

If the family had been allowed to stow the carrier under a seat like they should have been able to do and as they had expected to do - this would not have been a problem.

The dog died because it was placed in a compartment with little air and the dog basically suffocated as would any other living thing creature. Poor puppy, I feel so bad for that family.

As I said, the flight attendant should be fired. That doesn't change the fact that, if you insist on owning one of these dogs and supporting the abomination that the breed standards have become, you should at least prioritize their health and not force them to fly with you. Brachycephalic dogs are already at greatly increased risk of respiratory issues, flying with them just makes that so much worse.

The flight attendant should be locked up for 10 years for animal cruelty, and shunned by society.