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Fly the friendly sty: Disruptive emotional support pig removed from plane
Twitchy ^ | 11-28-2014 | Twitchy Staff

Posted on 11/29/2014 4:43:24 AM PST by smoothsailing

Fly the friendly sty: Disruptive emotional support pig removed from plane

November 28, 2014

by Twitchy Staff

We’ve seen flights diverted because of suspected terrorists on board. Then it was the fear of passengers carrying the Ebola virus. ABC News, though, has the story of a woman who was removed from a flight after it was discovered her duffel bag was actually an “emotional support pig” on a leash.

The US Airways flight from Connecticut kicked the woman and her pig off the plane before taking off Wednesday.

Let the “emotional support pig” puns commence.....

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To: a fool in paradise
Also,don't know if you read about this...a month or so ago there was a story of an El Al flight where a group of “ultra Orthodox” Jewish men refused to sit next to women because of some claimed requirement of Judaism.IIRC this caused a serous disruption but I don't recall how it was resolved (or even *if* it was resolved).
21 posted on 11/29/2014 5:35:43 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Jimmy Carter;No Longer The Worst President In My Lifetime)
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To: smoothsailing

Is there a weight limit for carry-on pigs?


22 posted on 11/29/2014 5:42:15 AM PST by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: smoothsailing

“Lady, your husband just took a dump in his duffel bag.”


23 posted on 11/29/2014 5:46:32 AM PST by Iron Munro (D.H.S. has the same headcount as the US Marine Corps with twice the budget)
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To: smoothsailing

I'm calling my lawyer.

24 posted on 11/29/2014 5:52:09 AM PST by McGruff (If you like your current Democracy you can keep it. Period.)
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To: Cecily

What happened to stoicism?


25 posted on 11/29/2014 5:54:44 AM PST by tom paine 2
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To: Gay State Conservative
I SO agree with you! I raised a guide dog pup once (for 14 months) for a reputable, accredited guide dog organization and know the farce of "self trained" support animals and even unaccredited places that train poorly.

Want a dog that will lead you into traffic when it's not clear?? Yeah, that's what I mean.

These people that go around with "support" ponies or pigs or snakes....a load of doodoo.
26 posted on 11/29/2014 5:57:45 AM PST by Shimmer1 (Moral culpability lies with the person who commits the crime.)
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To: smoothsailing

Crazy people are taking animals calling them :service animals” and imposing their will on the general public. Complain about it, and you get sued.


27 posted on 11/29/2014 5:57:48 AM PST by Fido969 (What's sad is most)
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To: bigbob
Is there a weight limit for carry-on pigs?

No weight limit but there is a size restriction:


28 posted on 11/29/2014 6:01:49 AM PST by Iron Munro (D.H.S. has the same headcount as the US Marine Corps with twice the budget)
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To: Iron Munro

If this disturbed woman is so emotionally fragile that she “needs” her emotional support pig with her, the fool should never leave the protection of her home. Weak.


29 posted on 11/29/2014 6:42:08 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: smoothsailing

So - she went through security and nobody noticed she had a pig instead of a duffel bag?


30 posted on 11/29/2014 6:55:51 AM PST by ElayneJ
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To: Gay State Conservative

I knew somsone with an emotional support cat that she was allowed to bring onto airplanes while on a leash. I wondered how the people who were allergic to cats felt about that.


31 posted on 11/29/2014 6:55:57 AM PST by Reddy (B.O. stinks)
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To: smoothsailing

If you need a pig to fly you are probably too unstable to fly..


32 posted on 11/29/2014 7:07:17 AM PST by cardinal4 (Certified Islamophobe..)
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To: smoothsailing
Let the “emotional support pig” puns commence...

James Heath wrote a song called "Nurture My Pig!"

Butanyway, I went to a restaurant here in liberal Austin land where a group brought a dog that they tried to pass off as a service dog—but clearly wasn't. A real service dog lays quiet under the table. This one kept crawling out to try and meet with other diners. Given the establishment and the town, I thought for sure the staff was going to let it slide. To my surprise, the owner guardian was politely asked to leave the dog their animal-compansion outside. First time I ever saw a liberal lay down the law for another.

33 posted on 11/29/2014 7:40:17 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: McGruff

I hope Geico Pig takes ‘em to the cleaners! It wouldn’t be right if light-skinned pigs can fly but dark-skinned ones are ordered off! :-D


34 posted on 11/29/2014 7:45:09 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: ElayneJ

Great point. I’m surprised it wasn’t confiscated by the TSA.


35 posted on 11/29/2014 7:47:23 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: ElayneJ

Exactly what I was thinking. Did anyone ask how TSA’s vigilant screening to protect the public missed a pig?


36 posted on 11/29/2014 8:36:05 AM PST by Truth is a Weapon (Truth, it hurts so good.)
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To: Gefn; Slings and Arrows
36 posts without this? You guys are slipping.

37 posted on 11/29/2014 8:47:54 AM PST by Squawk 8888 (Will steal your comments & post them on Twitter)
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To: smoothsailing

Wonder how the pig felt about being mistaken for a duffle bag.


38 posted on 11/29/2014 8:53:49 AM PST by Yardstick
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To: smoothsailing
Oh, feh. Remember, we're talking *PIGS* here. Remember 9-11? Well, pigs act as jihad repellent!
39 posted on 11/29/2014 9:16:41 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: McGruff

Post of the *thread*!

(Consider yourself *highly* commended...)

Cheers!


40 posted on 11/29/2014 9:17:32 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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