Posted on 05/18/2010 10:21:58 AM PDT by Willie Green
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) John Travolta's two family dogs were killed after being struck by an airport service vehicle at Maine's Bangor International Airport.
This event comes a little more than a year after Travolta and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, lost their son, Jett, who died after suffering from a seizure while vacationing with them in the Bahamas.
In a statement released to the Bangor Daily News, city officials said, "An airport service pickup truck was approaching the airplane to service the airplane and did not see the dogs. Unfortunately, the dogs were struck and killed. The airport is investigating the accident. Out of respect for the family's privacy the city will make no further comment."
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Xenu’s fault.
You beat me to it.
So CBS is equating the death of their child with their loss of a couple of dogs?
I don’t think they are equating them. But it is very sad to lose a pet.
I like Travolta. The scientology thing aside, he’s done a number of good movies, he mostly keeps his opinions to himself, and he’s really suffered a number of major losses in his life. I wish him well.
bttt
I mean really, was the guy driving the truck really on the lookout for random dogs running around near planes outside an airport?
You’re just a ray of sunshine news today aren’t you? ;-)
I caught that one too - really sick.
Forgive me, but I’m having a little trouble equating the death of a teen aged son with a couple of dogs. (Flame away.)
He should give up that Scientology thing as it has brought his life nothing but bad karma.
At 60 mph, dogs chasing a vehicle can have a Darwinian event.
Most pet owners know that a family can become very attached to their dogs. I know we would be very sad about it. It is especially tough on kids. My sympathy to them.
Check and see if a Scientoligist was driving the truck;it might have been a message to someone thinking of leaving the cult.
Oh man,...incoming....(ducks head)
So the dogs were loose on the tarmac?
Bad luck comes in bunches.
I agree with that, and as a dog lover, I fully sympathize with his losses. He’s been thru alot.
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