A United Airlines flight from Houston to Seattle was diverted to Dallas on April 5 due to a passenger's dog pooping in the aisle.
  • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Sounds like someone’s poorly trained “service animal” that they brought on the plane without being crated. I think we’ve let loopholes like this exist long enough. Have a legitimate service animal you want to bring somewhere normal animals would not be allowed? Be prepared to show documentation certifying them as such. Have an emotional support animal? Fuck off. That’s not a get out of consequences free pass.

    • Wrench@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Fun fact. Other mammals besides humans can have bathroom emergencies, too.

      Those times you unexpectedly needed to diarrhea immediately and had a photo finish to a bathroom (or not)? Yeah, a dog in an airplane isn’t going to have the same luxury. Its bathroom is the floor