Or we can do an experiment where you stop being such a shithead on the message board. I doubt we will ever see those results though.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

This dog's death is on the incompetent owner who insisted on bringing it in the cabin rather than boarding it or checking it into the cargo hold. I have zero sympathy for them. It sucks that the dog died, but maybe the owner should have thought first before shoving it into a overhead bin.

Ah, Lemonparty, the 8th sacrament.

The problem is that once again some asshole is treating the airplane like it's their private living room. First it was wearing of pajamas or walking around barefoot. Not everyone is insisting on bringing their dog, cat, or hamster on the plane, and every other person that this animal disturbs on a cross-country flight can go fuck themselves. This animal was obviously being a nuisance to everyone around it, and shouldn't have been on the plane in the first place. It's not a service animal. The owner should know this, and their dog is dead because they wanted the cabin to be "just like home". The United flight attendant was just trying to make the best of a bad situation for everyone else on the plane.

If you hate Laurence, then don't listen - don't comment. When he co-hosts the B&B show, take that day off ... listen to an old podcast of a Bernstein solo show and jerk off all day.

Frank, let's do an experiment. Take a flight from Houston to NY in the cargo hold. On the way back stuff yourself in the overhead bin. Report back with which location is more ideal.

I'll give you $52 to try it out.

Have a terrible night and die in MANY fires.

The problem is that once again some asshole is treating the airplane like it's their private living room. First it was wearing of pajamas or walking around barefoot.

This animal was obviously being a nuisance to everyone around it, and shouldn't have been on the plane in the first place.

The owner should know this, and their dog is dead because they wanted the cabin to be "just like home". The United flight attendant was just trying to make the best of a bad situation for everyone else on the plane.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Oh, so you're a vet then. I didn't know that. Regardless, you read the story wrong in the first place, as it was not the owner who put the dog in the overhead bin.

I'm not saying these dogs should have their own seats in the first class cabin, but as I correctly stated there are MANY stupid and heartless thoughts posted in this thread.

This entire fucking trend of people bringing "emotional support animals" on planes is bullshit. The only animals that should be in the main passenger cabin are certified and trained service animals.

This entire fucking trend of people bringing "emotional support animals" on planes is bullshit. The only animals that should be in the main passenger cabin are certified and trained service animals. People have really started abusing this in recent years. I used to never see a dog on flights, but now I'm seeing 2 or 3 per flight from people who are flat out abusing the system.

If your dog is not a service animal, then check the fucking dog into the climate controlled cargo hold, drive, or board the dog.

If you can't do this, then fuck you.

I say this as a dog person, but I know better than to subject my dog to a flight. If I go on vacation, we board the dog.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

I switched from UAL to AA many years ago. I have status with AA, so I fly a fair amount. Maybe to folks that don't fly often, all the large carriers seem the same. But I can honestly say that American is a much better airline, especially now that their fleet has been significantly upgraded. Among my co-workers, AA is not universally loved, but I would say the vast majority agree. For folks flying out of ORD, those are your only two legit choices for regular travel.

I would never try to take a dog on a plane, but if hypothetical Sneakers did,and I was following the rules with the TSA approved carrier or whatever, how exactly am I being forced to put my dog in an overhead bin? That request would be met with a polite "not gonna happen" repeated as many times as necessary. Are they threatening me with airport jail or something? Maybe I missed part of the story, but I'm struggling to see how they forced compliance on this. Sure, the rest of the passengers might think I'm an asshole, but I'm already an asshole for bringing my dog on board, so I'd just assume be an asshole with the un-overhead-binned dog who likely lives through the flight.

Ah, Lemonparty, the 8th sacrament.

Dogs are property in the eyes of the law, not people. Property either goes in the overhead or under the seat in front of you. Service animals are a different story. But all other dogs are property.

Dogs are property in the eyes of the law, not people. Property either goes in the overhead or under the seat in front of you. Service animals are a different story. But all other dogs are property.

Score another win for the pets don't belong in airplane cabin group.

Again, your only option is to lie about your pet being a service animal or the airlines will kill them. It is a bizarre customer service quirk of American carriers to want to murder your pet. I don't fully understand why.

The owner of a dog mistakenly flown to Japan will “most likely” pursue legal action against United Airlines, she said today on ABC News’ “Good Morning America”

“Most likely, yes, we will,” Kansas resident Kara Swindle said when asked whether she will bring a case against United, which misrouted her dog, Irgo, on a 16-hour ordeal to Japan.

“I don’t want this to ever happen again,” she said. “I want to make sure that they actually do something to stop all of this and make sure that no one has to go through this.”

Swindle and her family were reunited Thursday with Irgo, a 10-year-old German shepherd.

"He seems to be doing OK," Swindle said. "He’s a little restless but, hopefully, once we get him back home he can finally start to relax a little."

Swindle and her family moved recently to Kansas. They were supposed to collect Irgo at a cargo facility in Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday afternoon.

"An error occurred during connections in Denver for two pets sent to the wrong destinations," the statement read. "We apologize for this mistake and are following up with the vendor kennel where they were kept overnight to understand what happened."

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

He should consider himself lucky he wasn't sent to China. You might as well just ring the dinner bell.

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

I don't always agree with DB, but this is spot on.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

Back in the day I heard horror stories about dogs in cargo holds. Like the plastic carrier being melted over the dog. or dog frozen solid. that kind of thing.

Why can't we just agree that animals don't belong in the passenger sections of airplanes? Problem solved.