Posted on 04/16/2025 6:25:51 PM PDT by george76
American Airlines has confirmed that a service dog incident caused a flight from Provo, Utah, to Dallas, Texas, to re-route and make an emergency landing in Colorado Springs.
The flight was rerouted around 3 p.m. yesterday.
The Colorado Springs Fire Department confirms that they transported a patient from the airport to a local hospital because of a dog bite, but couldn't tell KRDO13 how serious the injury was, or where the patient is now located.
KRDO13 is pressing local law enforcement and federal law enforcement to see if a criminal investigation is underway. Colorado Springs Police and the F.B.I. both say they are not investigating the incident.
Anyone wager that it was not an “official” service animal.
I’ll bet you a quarter.
I have been seeing a lot more “service dogs” around over the past few years. I have a feeling they are coming from places like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Service-Dog-Vest-Information-Cards/dp/B0BBSSD1FX/ref=sr_1_7?sr=8-7
Fifi considers herself more of a purse dog vs a service dog.
She’s now ready for her next valium seasoned dog biscuit
If I ever have a heart attack mid-flight, I hope the pilot does what that one did for the bite victim.
Probably just an Amish dog going to a dog fight in TX.
The patient was heard asking Do I need a shot?
The doctor replied, Not shot! Dog bite!
Someone wrote that it was a Belgian Malinois (big dog), and 2 bites.
That’s gonna be a lawsuit.
That was my very first thought.
Lots of people are faking having legitimate service dogs, some going as far as buying them official looking gear to wear.
You are onto something. My evil sister in Hyannis, Massachusetts pretends her small dog is a service animal and got an official to okay that. I’m sure a lot of other phonies get away with it. She claims it is an emotional support dog.
Amusing blog about the scams. Law in CA against phony ones.
California Penal Code 365.7 (a) against fraudulently misrepresenting animals.
Sign.
“Please Don’t Try To Pass Your Pet Off As A Service Animal.”
https://www.sandiegoville.com/2016/01/your-service-dog-is-making-me-anxious.html
The pooch was a chewing-mouth dog who got too excited over the airline food.
“Someone wrote that it was a Belgian Malinois”
Police dog of choice these days. Males get in the 60-80 lb. range.
The doctor replied, Not shot! Dog bite!
I just watched that episode the other night.
“Emotional support dog”, real service dog
I doubt the media knows the difference
:)
Dog. Shhhhh. It was not a dog. All they did was chop the tail off and give it a hair transplant.
It was a gator!!
$5 on a moose.
Netflix has every season of Seinfeld and I watch them frequently at night. It’s just nice to watch something from before wokeness wrecked television. Even though they were all liberals, that show was refreshingly politically incorrect. Like everything else before the new dark age descended upon us, it could never be made today.
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