I would grab the damn dog by its ears and make a wish.
Good.
This emotional support animal stuff is nonsense.
“Emotional support dog,” identify, inclusiveness, diversity,
..sounds familiar.
Horrible.
He certainly has a case.
ML/NJ
Here’s the ONLY solution that makes sense:
If you travel with an ‘emotional support animal’ either it can go in the cargo bay or you AND it can go in the cargo bay.
There are some old C-47 canvas-bulkhead seats somewhere on Ebay probably that airlines can attach fairly quickly.
But maybe that was emotionally pleasing to the owner of the dog. So maybe the dog was doing the right thing.
One of the reasons I carry a pocket folder knife is in case I have to deal with a dog attack. Clearly that wouldn’t help in this case, where I wouldn’t have my knife.
The police report listed the dog’s owner, Ronald Kevin Mundy Jr. of Mills River, N.C.,
as a military service member with the U.S. Marine Corps who “advised that the dog
was issued to him for support.” The dog is listed in the police report as a “chocolate
lab pointer mix.”
According to the lawsuit, Mundy, seated in the middle seat of Row 31, held his
dog on his lap. “The animal was so large it encroached into the aisle seat
and window seat,” the complaint says.
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Delta and others have problems and some insurance will pay. Sorry for the person
attacked and hope he can put this behind him as life goes on.
Photos at the link
Can you fly with an Emotional Support Glock?
They don’t bite.
Phew. I’m glad the man didn’t say: “eenie meenie meinie moe, take your seats we gotta go!”
This is yet another case for banning “comfort” animals. If you can’t fly without a pet, you either need drugs or another mode of transport.
I would cram my fingers down the throat of that dog as far as possible, then form a fist until it died.
We were at a restaurant this last weekend, sitting with our dog in the outdoor seating area. As we were leaving, a couple walked out of the inside area with a German Shepherd that had a “service dog” cape on. The “service dog” lunged and snapped at our puppy, and the owner had to scold and yank it back repeatedly.
This was obviously no service dog.
There really needs to be a crackdown on this crap. It’s completely out of control now. I see this more often than ever, from restaurants to airports to grocery stores and more.
“” The dog is listed in the police report as a “chocolate lab pointer mix.”
Mix is the key word as it is Pit bulls that have been banned. Not labs and not pointers.
There is no way a dog should be allowed on a plane unless it is a guide dog. And all dogs should have a muzzle.
Why didn’t the owner of the dog put a muzzle (?) on him. I think they are called muzzles, but maybe not. The point is that you can buy and put this thing over the dog’s mouth and strap it to its head, so he can’t bite. It doesn’t hurt the dog. He can breath fine, just can’t open his mouth to bite.
I hope he wins a lot and that this case is pivotal in ending this nonsense of support animals in all manner of public places. Have them if you want but keep them home or well managed. I also don’t want to see them in a grocery store or other shopping place and dang sure not in eating establishments.
A lab pointer as a lap dog? Should have never happened in the first place just on the basis of the animal’s size.
Can I take my emotional .357 Magnium? Afterall, happiness is a warm gun!