Does (should) UA have a policy on dogs poopin in the lavs?
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Why do you need to travel for any reason? Just because they need a service dog shouldn't preclude them from living life.
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Almost every dog or cat I've shared the cabin with has been better behaved than almost every small child I've shared the cabin with, FWIW. You don't see folks calling to ban noisy children from planes.
I'm also allergic to a few perfumes; I have had flights where the pax in the row in front or behind me has had those perfumes in a high dose, and have sneezed and coughed the entire flight.
To me, I have no problem with pets, kids, or people with perfume, so long as they're all well-behaved.
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If Fido and Kitty have to be in the cabin, they belong in a kennel for the entire flight. They shouldn't be using lavatories intended for passengers and crew.
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When I skimmed through this thread I didn't see reference to any guidelines so I guess there aren't any.
I also think that animals (except service animals) should be in the hold. I don't have any negative experiences, but one of my brother in laws (GS) was transporting 'his' dachshund TCON J on a red eye - the dog 1/3 of the way apparently had serious diarrhea in it's soft carry bag/crate and he had to clean it out in the lav which apparently took forever and then when he sat back down the dog went again an hour later and he had to go through the same process (Flights have been diverted for this kind of thing). He doesn't even like dogs but he's the one who ends up looking after them.
The possibility for cross contamination is so high there is no way that humans and animals should share airline toilets so the only sensible policy is to put the animals in the hold.
Also I think airport comfort animals are a great idea for nervous flyers however IMO they have no business in the main cabin and the program as we all know is massively abused.
I also think that animals (except service animals) should be in the hold. I don't have any negative experiences, but one of my brother in laws (GS) was transporting 'his' dachshund TCON J on a red eye - the dog 1/3 of the way apparently had serious diarrhea in it's soft carry bag/crate and he had to clean it out in the lav which apparently took forever and then when he sat back down the dog went again an hour later and he had to go through the same process (Flights have been diverted for this kind of thing). He doesn't even like dogs but he's the one who ends up looking after them.
The possibility for cross contamination is so high there is no way that humans and animals should share airline toilets so the only sensible policy is to put the animals in the hold.
Also I think airport comfort animals are a great idea for nervous flyers however IMO they have no business in the main cabin and the program as we all know is massively abused.
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My dog is able to hold it for at least 9 hours, her last walk of the night is at 10 and she doesn't go out again until 7, and there are no accidents in my apartment. And she's a medium sized dog. So frankly I think it's reasonable that a dog can "hold it" for a 2-6 hour flight (assuming domestic).
I'm dreading moving with my dog when I eventually move back to the US, but she'll be going in the hold because she's ~25lbs and won't fit under the seat.
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This thread is why I love flyertalk. Thanks for the chuckles everyone!
(and for the record, yes, the abuse of the system when it comes to this topic is insane, however, I'd also prefer that an owner deal with the poor animals bodily functions in a lav than in a kennel next to me or in the aisle)
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I've had to fly with my pets before. They always made it unscathed.
This isn't a matter of who is more well behaved. It's a matter of animals being transported in an environment where there aren't adequate sanitary facilities for those animals. I don't particularly want to share the lav with someone's pet animal, and I doubt I'm alone in this regard.
This isn't a matter of who is more well behaved. It's a matter of animals being transported in an environment where there aren't adequate sanitary facilities for those animals. I don't particularly want to share the lav with someone's pet animal, and I doubt I'm alone in this regard.
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I've had to fly with my pets before. They always made it unscathed.
This isn't a matter of who is more well behaved. It's a matter of animals being transported in an environment where there aren't adequate sanitary facilities for those animals. I don't particularly want to share the lav with someone's pet animal, and I doubt I'm alone in this regard.
This isn't a matter of who is more well behaved. It's a matter of animals being transported in an environment where there aren't adequate sanitary facilities for those animals. I don't particularly want to share the lav with someone's pet animal, and I doubt I'm alone in this regard.
UA doesn't want to invest in ensuring safety of animals in cargo hold therefore i completely understand a pet owner who takes the path of getting a fake cert...
We probably need a Dao-like incident with animals to have smth done (i picture emotional support pitbull mauling pax and crew in F when told they only had pasta left)...
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They do? Is this written someplace?
On a flight IAH-SEA, a lady with a large dog went to her seat in row 10 (window or aisle I think). The FA came up to us (in the row 7) and asked if any of us were willing to switch. The girl next to me (in the middle) happily volunteered. This dog was large enough where the head went under the bulkhead and the rest of the body completely blocked the floor. The tail must have been on the bag of the person behind. The lady's legs basically straddled the dog. Then the FA proceeded to ask a the other guy in my aisle to push his bag further under the bulkhead and asked me to unplug my charger (totally ignoring the fact that my egress was completely blocked by the dog). At the end of the flight, the lady said something like "thanks, it takes a village...". My thought was "yeah, we all had to suffer for your own convenience"
On a flight IAH-SEA, a lady with a large dog went to her seat in row 10 (window or aisle I think). The FA came up to us (in the row 7) and asked if any of us were willing to switch. The girl next to me (in the middle) happily volunteered. This dog was large enough where the head went under the bulkhead and the rest of the body completely blocked the floor. The tail must have been on the bag of the person behind. The lady's legs basically straddled the dog. Then the FA proceeded to ask a the other guy in my aisle to push his bag further under the bulkhead and asked me to unplug my charger (totally ignoring the fact that my egress was completely blocked by the dog). At the end of the flight, the lady said something like "thanks, it takes a village...". My thought was "yeah, we all had to suffer for your own convenience"
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I sat in 1A on a A320 with a blind woman in 1B. Her seeing-eye golden retriever was jammed in there with us.
For the record, the dog didn't pee or poop on the 4+ hour SFO-IAD run. If the dog did need to go, I would have preferred him to pee or poop in the lav vs. anywhere else in the cabin.
For the record, the dog didn't pee or poop on the 4+ hour SFO-IAD run. If the dog did need to go, I would have preferred him to pee or poop in the lav vs. anywhere else in the cabin.
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