Posted on 11/14/2017 4:18:30 PM PST by ransomnote
SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman is still recovering more than a week after a pit bull bit her while she was waiting to check in for a flight.
Brittany Langlois was standing in the check in line for JetBlue at the Orlando Airport before her flight back home when a pit bull tore at her leg.
“The line kept moving and the next thing I know I am bit,” Langlois said. “I turn around and the owner is reeling the dog back in.
Langlois was with her girlfriend Heather Cox and the couple immediately tried to find out if the pit bull was up to date on its shots. The JetBlue representative told them the dog was an emotional support dog.
“Pedro said, “I have both your reservations, yours and the other passenger, but I cannot legally give you that information,’” Langlois said.
Back in Southbridge, Langlois took pain medication and antibiotics. She had a 10-day window to start a series of painful rabies shots, but after Newscenter 5 inquired, JetBlue released a statement saying the pit bull’s owner was not a JetBlue passenger.
“The unknown individual refused to cooperate and immediately exited the terminal with the dog,” the statement said.
“We called police and we were told it wasn’t a police matter,” Cox said. “It was a JetBlue matter.”
(Excerpt) Read more at ksbw.com ...
Video of wound at link and a few more paragraphs of the article.
I am so sick of police saying an incident is not a criminal matter because they are too lazy to conduct an investigation.
It sure is a poorly worded sentence, leading one to believe the dog was flying Jet Blue.
>>“Pedro said, “I have both your reservations, yours and the other passenger
Contradicts the statement that (s)he wasn’t a passenger.
Sue the Federal Government for their idiotic ADA Laws, then sue the Dog owner on Judge Judy. She hates Pitt Bulls...
Jet Blue was following the Law, the ridiculous Law.
That is most certainly not a support dog.
Pit bulls don’t do “emotional support,” which is just a code phrase for the new way for people to get their dogs onto the plane without paying for shipping.
I was on a flight recently, in a seat I had paid more to get, when a woman got on with her “emotional support” animal, which was wearing a totally fake vest that is easily purchased on the internet. The dog was old, smelly, untrained, and leaped into her lap immediately. Since it was a big dog, it then spread its hindquarters across into the other passenger’s seat.
Guess who the flight attendants moved ... the other passenger, who had also paid a premium for the seat. They moved her way to the back.
Dog owners are abusing this massively, but the problem is that the airlines are scared to “just say no” because they’re afraid of legal repercussions. But there won’t be any legal repercussions in most cases because these are not legitimately certified service animals. Buying a vest off the internet does not make your dog a service animal.
Service animals are well-trained, would never jump into anybody’s lap and occupy somebody else’s seat, and are steady and unflappable.
I have not flown since 1996 and am glad for it.
However, I have a family member who flies frequently and says airplane cabins are being turned into a barnyard due to all the “comfort” animals riding along.
Have no problem with a certified service animal. But comfort animals? C’mon, give me a break.
"...emotional support service dog..."
ML/NJ
What’s your beef? I normally travel with my two comfort roosters! JUST KIDDING!
I’m tired of pussies who need ‘emotional support’ dogs.
This is disturbing.
All these idiot animal lovers using ‘emotional support’ to skirt no pet laws - laws which were originally created specifically for seeing eye dogs.
Before you know it, I will not be able to take my emotional support cobra ‘Nippy’ anywhere.
LOL!
Just keep them away from my emotional support fox.
Yea but mine are roosters LOL!
Sue them. If they won’t provide information on the responsible party, they ARE the responsible party.
And these stupid emotional support animals are being abused. Unless you’re in a wheelchair, blind or deaf, no dang animal.
Wow, this story is full of PC issues.
“Special” women are the victims.
And imagine both Moslems and pit-bull terrier types in an airport together. What a mix!
Never mind how valid emotional support is, or how it can so easily be corrupted.
Weaponized empathy. If you don’t do what I want, I’ll throw a tantrum and call you a mean, evil hater. If you still resist, in come the liberal bullies to ruin your life.
This is what a matriarchal dystopia looks like.
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