Re:U.S. to let airlines limit service animals on planes
by kingbirdy on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @09:46PM
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I fly dozens of times a year. I've seen plenty of animals flying properly (in a soft sided crate, under the seat). I have never once seen an animal allow to run around the plane, and I imagine if someone tried to do that with their animals the flight attendants would put a stop to it quite quickly, given the obvious hazard that poses.
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Re:U.S. to let airlines limit service animals on planes
by reaperducer on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @10:21PM
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Just yesterday there was an article in my Apple News feed about an uncrated rabbit on an airliner.
Re:U.S. to let airlines limit service animals on planes
by kingbirdy on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @11:04PM
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Are you referring to this article (it was the only recent one I could find about a rabbit on a plane)? https://www.insider.com/rabbit-business-class-flight-photos-... The article explains that the rabbit was brought on to the plane in a crate, but was allowed out by the flight attendants, since the passenger had an empty seat next to them and the attendants enjoyed playing with the rabbit. That hardly sounds like "attention whores [who] treat other living creatures like they're fashion accessories, and let them run around the cabin and sit in the seats and do whatever they want". It is another example of potential abuse of the concept of an ESA, but I certainly wouldn't want to subject my pet to the conditions of the cargo hold for a trans-pacific flight.