Pets died on airlines..........

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/07/08/pets.on.planes.ap/index.html

Goldengirls, Just PM you....I cleaned out my mailbox

I think I posted something similar to this on one of my posts... I was outraged with the number of animals killed. I won't bring Maximus on an airplane unless he is in cabin with me... not that it could ever happen.

I have to drive when I visit my parents in Florida... 1500 miles!!!

YY flew with me to visit my folks in Florida - no way would I permit any animal to fly cargo - tho we've had this debate before and I am not going to reinvent the wheel here. :)

There was a thread about airline travel with pets a while ago, and I posted some stories I learned while I worked as a baggage handler for a short time. My doggies will never go on a plane unless they can never leave my side. Lucky I like to drive and there are drugs to knock out the anxious doggy. :)

Flying a dog would make me nervous I know people do it all the time. Poor animals down there in the cargo dept I would be worried sick. I am also nervous about taking a dog on a ferry because you have to leave them in the car alone for an hour and half. I have heard airlines will ship pets at night as it is colder then. A pet friendly airline would be nice if you can buy a seat for your pet and he can sit beside you. Right now I think it ten pound limit or a toy breed that can go under the seat.

There are a couple of pet friendly airlines now that serve pets and their families. Prob a little pricier but I bet they are good. Not available where I am tho.

Did anyone actually read the article? Here's a quote:

"Six U.S. airlines reported a total of 10 incidents, including five cases in which a pet was injured and one in which a pet was lost.

More than 2 million pets and other live animals are carried by airlines every year in the U.S."
That is 0.0005% accident rate. Don't jump on me too much, but that isn't bad. 6 of the 10 incidents were animals getting out of their cages...which is usually the owners fault (or at least not the airlines). 1 dog died due to a heart problem, 1 rat died of "apparent natural causes", and another dog was put to sleep after the flight because it ingested a toxic substance (when :confused: ).

I agree tha one is too many...but those are pretty darn good odds.

Not bad odds, but when they do die, it's usually a horrible death. And I don't want it to be my dogs.

Actually flying freaks me out, we are flying to mexico for vacation in November I am looking forward to the trip but dreading the flight. I even get uneasy on the 45 minute flight to Vancouver, so that is probably partially the reason I find the idea of flying pets scary as well.

Id never do it.Enough stories about lost dogs never recovered and deaths are too much for me.These are monthly reports?And from only 6 airlines?