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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

You're allowed to have a pet in a carrier that fits under the seat, which is what this family had. I can't believe all you assholes who are blaming the victims here.

If a flight attendant told me to put my dog in the overhead they would have to Taser me or escort me off the plane, because I would never do it.

That flight attendant should be fired and charged with animal cruelty. [/quote]

It didn't fit under the seat, even the sympathetic passengers have acknowledged it was sticking out into the aisle. If it fit under the seat, the flight attendant isn't going to bother going out of her way to find bags to move into the overhead bin because those bins are always overfull the FAs end up having to move stuff around or gate check stuff to make it all fit.[/quote]

O.k then United has to figure out how that dog carrier got onto the plane because somehow that got through routine screening.[/quote]

It's possible that it was of a size that could be collapsed to fit under the seat, but then the dog wasn't cooperating so that it would actually fit. Would you prefer that the carrier be left hanging out into the aisle so that the dog got its skull crushed by another passenger stepping on it?[/quote]

I don't understand why it couldn't have been turned so that it was part way under the seat and part way under the owner's feet rather than sticking out into the aisle.  I am having a hard time visualizing this actually.[/quote]

In addition to the puppy and her 11 year old, the woman also had an 8 month old lap baby.   I'm guessing they were using part of the under seat storage area for the baby's diaper bag--since you often have to go a while into the flight before being able to access the overhead bin, it's smart to put anything you think you'll need for your baby/young child under the seat, instead of up above.

This lady made a lot of choices i wouldn't have made, but they were within the airline rules.  I hope this tragedy makes the airline review and change some of their policies.[/quote]

Having more items at your feet than can fit under the seat is not within airline rules. If that woman could have made the carrier fit but decided to put the dog up instead of one of her other carry-on items, that kills any sympathy I had for her. Yes, it would be inconvenient to put your diaper bag up, but between that and your dog?!? You keep your dog, not the diapers.[/quote]

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