Posted on 08/09/2023 4:38:57 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
We’ve all had to get rid of something while going through airport security at some point, either a bottle of mouthwash or another liquid larger than the arbitrarily-imposed allowance. It’s an inconvenience to throw it away, but you’ll live. That said, I could never imagine ditching a pet — but a woman taking a flight in Pittsburgh didn’t have the same reservation when she left her French bulldog in the parking lot.
According to WTAE, a woman attempted to fly from Pittsburgh International Airport with her French bulldog last week. She tried to claim that her pet was an emotional support animal but was informed that her dog would have to fly in a crate to be allowed on the flight. The dog was later found alone in a stroller in the short-term parking lot, and police were called to the scene.
Jason Donaldson, an Alleghany County Police Sargeant, told WTAE:
“We were able to determine that the dog’s owner had attempted to fly with the dog this morning and was denied boarding due to having an improper cargo container. In turn, the dog was abandoned, and the dog’s owner continued to its resort destination as intended.”
The seven-year-old dog was taken to a local animal shelter and is in good health. The dog’s owner is expected to face an animal abandonment charge. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the penalty for animal abandonment can be up to a $1,000 fine. Honestly, the fine is light considering the level of cruelty needed to ditch a pet in a parking lot to go on a vacation.
No name.
No photo.
I bet either one would tell the tale.
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My sister got her best dog from a Montana cowhand who promised to come back in a week to get him (in NY state-she rented rooms to people.)But he never returned. Just disappeared.
He was a red heeler, best guard dog ever!
It’s amazing that she would abandon a French bulldog, especially one as beautiful as that one. French bulldogs cost beaucoup bucks.
My guess => an AWFL (affluent white female liberal)
Stupid woman. She doesn’t deserve to have a pet.
Yep. A real “need I look” incident.
That's awful!
I'm stealing it.
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Even better.
She probably stole the dog and ditched it when she couldn’t get it on the plane.
*ahem!*
If people only knew what I’m really going through to stay and be with my dogs.
She gets the c word from me.
F-in, even.
Awe. Hope they are loving on him a lot.
Absolutely TF not.
I love my dog to pieces. I adopted her from Chicago Animal Care and Control, where she was days away from being euthanized due to overcrowding. Nobody wanted her because she needed expensive dental work, but despite my low income, I was happy to take her home (for $60), save up some money and have her left canine pulled. It was snapped in half horizontally from chewing on the bars of a crate, according to my vet. She’s got a scar across her neck too from being used as breeder and bait by the worthless ferals in the city.
She’s the sweetest thing; I would never in a million years abandon my dog. If I travel with my dog, it’s by car, end of story.
What a sh¡tty thing to say. You should be ashamed.
She’s a smart AWFL.
Dog boarding can cost $50 per day. The $1000 fine has a break even point at 20 days. Plus you know the pup will get top notch care and attention since it’s now a celebrity. /s
EC
Just imagine what’d she have done if this were a human kid instead of a pet kid.
Yup.
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