Airlines May Stop Flying Pets if Rule Imposed

Reuters ^ | January 27, 2003 | John Crawley

[new cruelty]

No more frequent flier miles for Spot.

[theDentist]

OK. Then I don't need to inform them when my pet cobra escapes after sneaking it aboard.

[Rebelbase]

Please be decent and at least keep him on a leash.

[Geezerette]

No more frequent flyer miles for Spot.

I'm sure Spot (Pres. Bush's Springer Spaniel) gets first class treatment on Air Force 1!

;-)

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[Geezerette]

Ooops! Typo alert ... flier, not flyer ... I typed it instead of cut & paste!

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[new cruelty]

lol, i think either is correct.

[Question_Assumptions]

I sent five cats to Japan with me and brought them back to the US again. As far as I can tell, British Airways did a superb job handling them as far as I can tell (they arrived with London papers shredded in their carriers instead of the US papers that they left with so someone changed them) even though they shipped in the late summer. Continental didn't change their papers but they did arrive back in the US OK on a direct flight in the winter. We simply followed advice and didn't sedate the cats (which can make them unable to handle getting sick).

Now I won't say that the cats enjoyed the flight (its a very long and unpleasant flight, even for people, and they are particularly reluctant to get into their carriers now) but I think they were OK. The least social cat got a lot friendlier after the flights. I think she appreciates what she has now, since she and her two siblings were never in a shelter like our two older cats were.

Before anyone asks why I took them to Japan, there simply wasn't anyone we knew who could take them all, never mind keep them together and we weren't about to give them to a shelter. Taking them was really the only option. And, no, it wasn't easy finding a place that would take cats in Tokyo. Since there is no plural in Japanese, we simply got a little vague on how many "cat" I was bringing with me...

[new cruelty]

Since there is no plural in Japanese, we simply got a little vague on how many "cat" I was bringing with me...

It has to be said... ALL YOUR CAT ARE BELONG TO US!

ok, got that out of the way.

Good post. So how long were you in Japan?

[BrooklynGOP]

I've seen bredeers' websites all over the net advertising that they ship nationwide... How you can ship a 3lb puppy is beyond me..... Then again, I've never owned a dog.

[shaggy eel]

,,, I suspect this situation is entirely the fault of white males.

[new cruelty]

How you can ship a 3lb puppy is beyond me.....

True. Finding a boxed shaped like a puppy is no easy task. :)

[BrooklynGOP]

:)

[GovernmentShrinker]

But the American Kennel Club, the purebred dog registry, said current practices are adequate.

Surprise, surprise. The number one promoter of over-breeding and of breeding health-impairing defects to achieve dubious aesthetic ideals, isn't worried about how airlines treat cargo-shipped animals. Surprise, surprise.

[new cruelty]

Just kidding. And in case you ever do find a need to ship a 3lb puppy (or other non-human creature), check this site out.

[Varda]

"Humane Society of the United States" is an animal rights group (they try to make it harder to own pets).

The AKC supports pet ownership so has no problem with shipping pets. I used to ship puppies via the airlines. It was safe and the puppies traveled well. When I've flown with a dog, they've traveled better by air than they did in the car.

[BrooklynGOP]

No need... Wish I could get a dog, but I work all day.

[new cruelty]

They way my youngest cat, Tommy, craps and spits up all over the carpet, he could do with a little roughing up in a travel cage. : )

[Varda]

Some friends once convinced me to take in a cat (so he could live on a farm). They flew the poor thing to me from NYC and it arrived in a brand new Vari-Kennel. He was OK but I think that cat would have been just as happy in the city.

[theDentist]

Oh. Great advise offered a few days late.

:-)

[new cruelty]

Some friends once convinced me to take in a cat (so he could live on a farm). They flew the poor thing to me from NYC and it arrived in a brand new Vari-Kennel. He was OK but I think that cat would have been just as happy in the city.

Country Cat Quits Coop, Carrier Kennel Conveys Kitty to the City
(story page 3)

Cool. Thanks for sharing. : )