Originally Posted by
kcnwa
And so do I. And yes, I'm sure plenty of us have been on flights without knowing there were pets on. However, I think there's a bigger lack of respect the other way, people bringing on pets who are not trained to fly. People shove larger than allowed dogs in their bags, they pull them out during flight to coddle them and show them off, and generally don't respect the fact that there are other people on the plane.
Well said.
Sometimes it is required to take a pet on a plane. But you should only contemplate taking a well-behaved pet in-cabin. If your pet has special "personality issues", as your fellow passenger, I'd prefer you put them in the cargo hold- or leave them at home.