Comments on: TRAVELING PETS - WHAT THE AIRLINES DO RIGHT! http://www.puppytravel.com/pet-travel/airline-pet-incident-reporting/pets-travel-the-airlines-the-alarm-tatic/ by Puppy Travel Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:04:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Bonnie Folz http://www.puppytravel.com/pet-travel/airline-pet-incident-reporting/pets-travel-the-airlines-the-alarm-tatic/#comment-24 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:51:33 +0000 http://www.puppytravel.com/pet-travel/airline-pet-incident-reporting/pets-travel-the-airlines-the-alarm-tatic/#comment-24 I have to agree that many pets that are transported via the airlines do have an uneventful flight. As it should be. However, I also believe not all "incidents" of pets being lost, injured or dying while in the care of the airlines is truly being reported. My partner, just last Monday, received a puppy which was flown via Delta Airlines and no, Delta did NOT zip tie the crate. In fact the dog was lost for 3 hours! After being told by airline employees to go to three different areas of the airport for the dog, finally finding the correct cargo area, my partner was told they did not know where the dog was, were not sure the dog was even on the flight and it was not listed on any flight log or manifest. When the dog was found, they made him sign paperwork stating he received the dog in good condition, before they would release the dog to him!! My partner argued about signing but just wanted his dog and wanted to get out of the airport. Once the paperwork was signed the crate was brought out. My partner immediately checked the dogs gums and saw the puppy was becoming dehydrated, ran to the car to get it some water, loadeed the dog into the car and left. THIS incident was not reported and should have been. I beleive this is one of the reasons the actual reported numbers are so low. my partner will be filing a report this week. As far as Delta Airlines zip-tying the crates, it was NOT done with Vivi, the whippet's crate, nor was it done with the crate of this puppy. Vivi is STILL MISSING! I have to agree that many pets that are transported via the airlines do have an uneventful flight. As it should be. However, I also believe not all “incidents” of pets being lost, injured or dying while in the care of the airlines is truly being reported. My partner, just last Monday, received a puppy which was flown via Delta Airlines and no, Delta did NOT zip tie the crate. In fact the dog was lost for 3 hours! After being told by airline employees to go to three different areas of the airport for the dog, finally finding the correct cargo area, my partner was told they did not know where the dog was, were not sure the dog was even on the flight and it was not listed on any flight log or manifest. When the dog was found, they made him sign paperwork stating he received the dog in good condition, before they would release the dog to him!! My partner argued about signing but just wanted his dog and wanted to get out of the airport. Once the paperwork was signed the crate was brought out. My partner immediately checked the dogs gums and saw the puppy was becoming dehydrated, ran to the car to get it some water, loadeed the dog into the car and left. THIS incident was not reported and should have been. I beleive this is one of the reasons the actual reported numbers are so low. my partner will be filing a report this week. As far as Delta Airlines zip-tying the crates, it was NOT done with Vivi, the whippet’s crate, nor was it done with the crate of this puppy. Vivi is STILL MISSING!

]]> by: sarah http://www.puppytravel.com/pet-travel/airline-pet-incident-reporting/pets-travel-the-airlines-the-alarm-tatic/#comment-10 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 06:46:13 +0000 http://www.puppytravel.com/pet-travel/airline-pet-incident-reporting/pets-travel-the-airlines-the-alarm-tatic/#comment-10 i came across this while doing some research in preparation for my cats' third move by air. well said! i've come across so many "horror stories of the cargo hold" and i have to roll my eyes- if you look at the reports on animal deaths/injuries that the airlines are now required to provide, the number of incidents compared to the number of animals transported is minimal. i came across this while doing some research in preparation for my cats’ third move by air.

well said! i’ve come across so many “horror stories of the cargo hold” and i have to roll my eyes- if you look at the reports on animal deaths/injuries that the airlines are now required to provide, the number of incidents compared to the number of animals transported is minimal.

]]> by: Ben Mahallati http://www.puppytravel.com/pet-travel/airline-pet-incident-reporting/pets-travel-the-airlines-the-alarm-tatic/#comment-9 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:38:07 +0000 http://www.puppytravel.com/pet-travel/airline-pet-incident-reporting/pets-travel-the-airlines-the-alarm-tatic/#comment-9 Pet Traveling is a wonderful things in itself in the fact that we can take our animals wherever we want to go, or have to be. I think that if you are willing to put your dog or cat on a plane, you should definitely research for a good carrier or how the carrier has been with animals, but as said here the only reason an animal would feel uncomfortable would be because of the owners mistreatment. I love the idea of the pet travel industry myself. Pet Traveling is a wonderful things in itself in the fact that we can take our animals wherever we want to go, or have to be. I think that if you are willing to put your dog or cat on a plane, you should definitely research for a good carrier or how the carrier has been with animals, but as said here the only reason an animal would feel uncomfortable would be because of the owners mistreatment. I love the idea of the pet travel industry myself.

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