Sometimes you need to travel with your pet. Unavoidably. Maybe you can't afford to kennel. Maybe you are moving. There are a thousand variables in this as to why an animal is brought from one place to another, and the way we do that long distance is through air travel.

Already it's normalized. No one is protesting in the streets about a cat aboard a plane.

Screeching infant, however? I'd vote to kennel.

> Screeching infant, however? I'd vote to kennel.

Babies are humans and I think most people would agree they should be given preferential treatment over pets as such.

I bounce between two cities (not something I planned on when I got the pup) and when I’m gone for a week or two my pup stays w my mother. It’s odd that there is NO amount of money short of NetJets money that will let you bring a 35lb dog in a plane without the ESA cert. I’ve asked to buy her seat, keep her crated, belt the crate into the seat, etc. The options are drive, stow the dog under the plane and cross your fingers it’s only traumatic, or get the ESA.

Airlines could do so much better with price discrimination than they do. Back three rows are dog rows, one dog per row. Pay double for the ticket. First airline to do it will make a killing. Have a behavior and temperament verification course if you like. Make the little guys wear a Hannibal lector mask if they’re big enough to be dangerous. The current system minimizes revenue, convenience for dog owners, and doesn’t preserve convenience for non-dog owners. It’s mind boggling.

What if you're moving from one country to another? Or from New York to CA?

People might have legitimate reasons on why they need to move their pets.

you'd check in your dog in cargo, give it tranquilizers, and pray it comes out alive on the other end.... elderly dogs or dogs with congestive heart failure or short nose dogs with breathing problems...