Peacock denied boarding by United
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Peacock denied boarding by United
"Service animals" are all the rage these days, it seems, but this one was just too much for United airlines. United gets dinged for a lot of things, but it hard not to agree with this decision.
Woman denied emotional support peacock on United flight | Fox News
Woman denied emotional support peacock on United flight | Fox News
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If you want emotional support buy First or Business class. If not, try Greyhound. Assistance for the blind/dead is one thing, but this is just an invitation to get a free flight for your pet.
In Washington state, they are considering a law that would distinguish between 'service animals' (e.g. seeing eye dogs, which are highly trained) and 'emotional support' animals (usually untrained or poorly trained). Businesses would be free to prohibit 'emotional support' animals Misrepresenting an emotional support animals as a service animal would be unlawful and included a $500 fine.
I hope it passes...
I hope it passes...
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Hahaha, lmfao!!!! We should all try and share our experiences...that is if you get as far as the terminal without your "support" beating the crap out of you.
Is there an informal contest to see who can have the most exotic support animal?
A cockatiel would be a good choice because you wouldn't have to listen to those around you. If they complain, you can just inform them (loudly, sorry) that its a support animal. It might inform them itself. "SUPPORT ANIMAL SOD OFF"
A cockatiel would be a good choice because you wouldn't have to listen to those around you. If they complain, you can just inform them (loudly, sorry) that its a support animal. It might inform them itself. "SUPPORT ANIMAL SOD OFF"
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My brother-in-law had a parrot that could look you straight in the eye and spit out every four letter word known. Wonder if a parrot could be charged with on-board indecency?
And, Delta is getting media shamed for their tightened policy on support animals.
And, Delta is getting media shamed for their tightened policy on support animals.
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Is not rat, Mr Fawlty. Is hamster.
Woman says she flushed emotional support hamster down toilet after airline refused to let it fly
An "emotional support hamster"? That's a new one for me.
What psychiatric condition requires this? If she thinks that flushing her friend down the toilet is appropriate behaviour, is she fit to fly?
A woman in Florida says an airline told her to flush her hamster down an airport toilet because the emotional support rodent wasn't allowed to fly with her.
The Miami Herald reports Belen Aldecosea flew home from college to South Florida, having twice called Spirit Airlines to ensure she could bring Pebbles, her pet dwarf hamster with her on the flight.
But when Aldecosea arrived at Baltimore airport, Spirit refused to allow the animal onboard.
The 21-year-old told the paper she flushed Pebbles at an airline employee's suggestion, after running out of other options.
Panicked and needing to return home promptly to deal with a medical issue, Aldecosea was unable to rent a car and agonised for hours.
"She was scared. I was scared. It was horrifying trying to put her in the toilet," Aldecosea said. "I was emotional. I was crying. I sat there for a good 10 minutes crying in the stall."
A spokesman for Spirit acknowledged the airline mistakenly told Aldecosea that Pebbles was allowed. But he denied that a Spirit employee recommended flushing her pet in an airport restroom.
"To be clear, at no point did any of our agents suggest this guest (or any other for that matter) should flush or otherwise injure an animal," spokesman Derek Dombrowski said.
But Aldecosea said she's considering suing Spirit over the conflicting instructions that pressured her into making the decision.
The U.S. Transportation Safety Administration has no problem with carry-on hamsters. "Hamsters are welcome in our checkpoint. Their container would typically go through the X-ray while the owner would hold the hamster as the passenger walks through the metal detector so the creature is not subjected to radiation," according to TSA spokeswoman Sari Koshetz.
She twice called Spirit in advance, to verify the hamster could fly. The rep told her it was fine - an assurance that Spirit agrees was given to Aldecosea. "Our reservation representative, unfortunately, did misinform the guest that a hamster was permitted to fly as an emotional support animal on Spirit Airlines," spokesman Dombrowski wrote in an email.
When Aldecosea showed up that day, she said, the first Spirit agent checked her emotional support pet in with no problem. Pebbles was in a small cage that fit regulations for carry-on luggage.
But as she approached the security checkpoint, a second Spirit employee chased her down, hollering that rodents weren't allowed. Aldecosea said Spirit agents told her she couldn't put the hamster in the cargo hold either.
After hectic discussions, an outraged Aldecosea accepted a flight later that day. She said she had no friends or family in town to pick up Pebbles. It was then, Aldecosea insists, that an employee suggested letting Pebbles go free outside or flushing her down the toilet.
With her flight boarding soon, she pondered whether to let Pebbles free outside. She said she considered it more humane to end her life right away, and not let her run around scared in the cold, only to die getting hit by a car.
"I didn't have any other options," she said.
The Miami Herald reports Belen Aldecosea flew home from college to South Florida, having twice called Spirit Airlines to ensure she could bring Pebbles, her pet dwarf hamster with her on the flight.
But when Aldecosea arrived at Baltimore airport, Spirit refused to allow the animal onboard.
The 21-year-old told the paper she flushed Pebbles at an airline employee's suggestion, after running out of other options.
Panicked and needing to return home promptly to deal with a medical issue, Aldecosea was unable to rent a car and agonised for hours.
"She was scared. I was scared. It was horrifying trying to put her in the toilet," Aldecosea said. "I was emotional. I was crying. I sat there for a good 10 minutes crying in the stall."
A spokesman for Spirit acknowledged the airline mistakenly told Aldecosea that Pebbles was allowed. But he denied that a Spirit employee recommended flushing her pet in an airport restroom.
"To be clear, at no point did any of our agents suggest this guest (or any other for that matter) should flush or otherwise injure an animal," spokesman Derek Dombrowski said.
But Aldecosea said she's considering suing Spirit over the conflicting instructions that pressured her into making the decision.
The U.S. Transportation Safety Administration has no problem with carry-on hamsters. "Hamsters are welcome in our checkpoint. Their container would typically go through the X-ray while the owner would hold the hamster as the passenger walks through the metal detector so the creature is not subjected to radiation," according to TSA spokeswoman Sari Koshetz.
She twice called Spirit in advance, to verify the hamster could fly. The rep told her it was fine - an assurance that Spirit agrees was given to Aldecosea. "Our reservation representative, unfortunately, did misinform the guest that a hamster was permitted to fly as an emotional support animal on Spirit Airlines," spokesman Dombrowski wrote in an email.
When Aldecosea showed up that day, she said, the first Spirit agent checked her emotional support pet in with no problem. Pebbles was in a small cage that fit regulations for carry-on luggage.
But as she approached the security checkpoint, a second Spirit employee chased her down, hollering that rodents weren't allowed. Aldecosea said Spirit agents told her she couldn't put the hamster in the cargo hold either.
After hectic discussions, an outraged Aldecosea accepted a flight later that day. She said she had no friends or family in town to pick up Pebbles. It was then, Aldecosea insists, that an employee suggested letting Pebbles go free outside or flushing her down the toilet.
With her flight boarding soon, she pondered whether to let Pebbles free outside. She said she considered it more humane to end her life right away, and not let her run around scared in the cold, only to die getting hit by a car.
"I didn't have any other options," she said.
What psychiatric condition requires this? If she thinks that flushing her friend down the toilet is appropriate behaviour, is she fit to fly?
Hamster denied boardingby Spirit Airlines
Never mind a peacock now it's a hamster. What is the matter with people. You can't bring animals (apart from guide dogs) on to aircraft. Mice and rats that manage to board usually result in the aircraft having to be fumiagated.
Woman says she flushed emotional support hamster down toilet after airline refused to let it fly
Woman says she flushed emotional support hamster down toilet after airline refused to let it fly