[arjay]

It certainly wasn't necessary in all the cases where it was apparently enforced. HORRIBLE. How do you know it was not necessary? I don't like it, but human lives come before animals. Sometimes people have to make some really hard choices, but they must be made.

[DaughterofEve]

Not letting someone take a little pet along, not even in a carrier or travel bag, does not save a human life in exchange.

[apackof2]

Not in this case,

Picture of Snowball here..he could have fit on his owner's lap

http://www.lavajunkie.com/snowball.html

Story following....

NEW ORLEANS (AP) At the front of the line, the weary refugees waded through ankle-deep water, grabbed a bottle of water from state troopers and happily hopped on buses that would deliver them from the horrendous conditions of the Superdome. At the back end of the line, people jammed against police barricades in the rain. Refugees passed out and had to be lifted hand-over-hand overhead to medics. Pets were not allowed on the bus, and when a police officer confiscated a little boy's dog, the child cried until he vomited. "Snowball, snowball," he cried.