Support Peacock Not Allowed On Flight

[marylander1940]

Nothing wrong with a support peacock. It might get eaten by the nearest support kitten though.

http://a57.foxnews.com/images.foxnews.com/content/fox-news/travel/2018/01/30/woman-denied-emotional-support-peacock-on-united-flight/_jcr_content/article-text/article-par-9/inline_spotlight_ima/image.img.jpg/612/344/1517322364818.jpg?ve=1&tl=1

 

I can't stop laughing! Loved your joke!

[samhexum]

Support Peacock Not Allowed On Flight

 

Dexter, the emotional support peacock famously banned from a flight, has died (link)

[bnm73]

Just so everyone is aware...."emotional support animals" are not protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and an airline (or anyone else) is perfectly within their rights to say "you can't bring that in here."

 

https://adata.org/publication/service-animals-booklet

 

And you're responsible for any damage done if the animal poops, pees, bites, barks, etc.

[MikeBiDude]

https://www.today.com/pets/airlines-cruise-ships-crack-down-emotional-support-animals-t135667

[marylander1940]

Damn...

 

Can I still bring my support panda?

 

 

My dream airline!

 

http://puppytoob.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dogs-on-a-plane.jpg

[+ tassojunior]

Southwest's new rule is perfect: It has to be a small dog or a cat that will be in a carrier that fits under the seat in front of you.

 

As anyone who's flown the discount carriers or basic economy knows, underneath the seat in front of you is on every airline space for your free personal item. It's actually pretty big. My beef is that the airlines charge $175 each way if you put a pet in their approved carrier in that personal item. That's ridiculous. I think a pet carrier should be like any other free personal item taking that space, possibly with a rule that only so many could be on a flight. Persnally I like pets around to relieve some of the tension in planes and airports. Some of the friendliest and most entertaining passengers I've met were dogs.

 

It's the airlines' price gouging on underseat pet carriers that led to the abuse.

 

Otherwise, PTSD is a very serious problem, especially for those who have been in war. I think people need to step back and have a little compassion. With 25 Marines a month committing suicide, PTSD is a major problem. Let the guy have his dog.

Edited August 16, 2018 by tassojunior

[+ WilliamM]

Growing up, the family across the street kept a buncb of peacocks. Attractive, but dumb - not a good support animal at all.

[MikeBiDude]

Growing up, the family across the street kept a buncb of peacocks. Attractive, but dumb - not a good support animal at all.

They are practically vermin where my parents live....a rural area where someone who kept peafowl let them get loose in the late 50’s early 60’s. Their bowel movements are horrific I’d love to see that on an airliner!

[bnm73]

 

Otherwise, PTSD is a very serious problem, especially for those who have been in war. I think people need to step back and have a little compassion. With 25 Marines a month committing suicide, PTSD is a major problem. Let the guy have his dog.

 

In the cases of dogs that have been trained to recognize early symptoms of panic attacks, etc., due to PTSD....those are not "emotional assistance animals." That's a "service animal" -- covered by the ADA -- that's doing a job, just like a seeing eye dog is a service animal.

 

https://www.ada.gov/servicemembers_adainfo.html

 

(See the first point under "Customer Access," for example.)

[samhexum]

It would be a little difficult getting my emotional support fridge on a plane.

[bnm73]

It would be a little difficult getting my emotional support fridge on a plane.

And TSA won't allow my emotional support tequila through.

[samhexum]

And TSA won't allow my emotional support tequila through.

 

Have you tried offering them a swig?

[bnm73]

Have you tried offering them a swig?

Once, and they gave me the "cavity search with a sandpaper glove performed by a gorilla" level of scrutiny.

[samhexum]

Once, and they gave me the "cavity search with a sandpaper glove performed by a gorilla" level of scrutiny.

 

 

And...??????????

Did you enjoy it? Was there a follow-up dinner date? Did you at least get flowers the next morning?

[bnm73]

And...??????????

Did you enjoy it? Was there a follow-up dinner date? Did you at least get flowers the next morning?

 

I didn't even get a kiss, and they asked for $300 afterwards....and I missed my flight! (*chuckle*)

[samhexum]

A passenger was booted from a Frontier Airlines plane in Orlando after she came aboard with a nutty companion — a squirrel that she insisted was her emotional support animal.

 

The woman noted in her reservation that she was flying Tuesday night with an emotional support pet, but did not indicate that it was a squirrel, according to WKMG.

 

She refused to get off the Cleveland-bound flight, so the crew summoned police, who told the rest of the passengers to deplane so they could deal with the woman, the airline said.

 

“Police eventually escorted the passenger off the aircraft and took her to the main terminal,” according to Frontier, which added; “Rodents, including squirrels, are not allowed on Frontier flights.”

 

It was not known if the unidentified woman would face charges.

 

Footage shared on Twitter showed the woman being removed from the plane in a wheelchair — as she flashed a middle finger to jeers from other passengers.

 

The flight took off for Cleveland after a two-hour delay.

 

“The joke of the plane was hashtag squirrel so you’ll probably see it all over social media,” passenger Amber Calhoun told news5cleveoland.com.

 

On its website, Frontier’s policy reads: “We do not accept unusual or exotic animals including but not limited to rodents, reptiles, insects, hedgehogs, rabbits, sugar gliders, non-household birds or improperly cleaned and/or animals with foul odor.”

 

Airlines cracked down on what animals passengers could use for emotional support after images of several unique creatures went viral earlier this year.

 

In January, a woman identified by NJ.com as a Brooklyn artist named Ventiko tried to bring her peacock Dexter aboard an LA-bound United flight in Newark.

 

“This animal did not meet guidelines for a number of reasons, including its weight and size. We explained this to the customers on three separate occasions before they arrived at the airport,” according to a United statement.

 

Several other airlines have updated their policies this year, including JetBlue and Delta, which also banned pit bulls, according to ABC News.

 

Frontier also is changing its policy for support animals beginning Nov. 1.

 

The airline will only accept cats or dogs, each passenger may only bring one animal, and notice must be provided 48 hours before departure, the network reported.

 

According to a recent study, 61 percent of flight attendants say they have seen an emotional support animal cause a disturbance mid-flight within the last two years.

 

The Association of Flight Attendants called on the Department of Transportation to regulate “rampant abuse” fostered by lax rules on emotional service animal designations — leading to a “safety, health and security issue.”

[+ Avalon]

sugar glider.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_glider

 

I was not familiar with it.

[+ quoththeraven]

Growing up, the family across the street kept a buncb of peacocks. Attractive, but dumb - not a good support animal at all.

Yeah, my problem is that peacocks are no good at being support animals of any kind. They're fun to look at, though.

[+ quoththeraven]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_glider

 

I was not familiar with it.

Here are some pet sugar gliders:

I don't know how good they are as pets. One has already passed away; I don't know if that was due to an unusual illness or if they have short lifespans.

[+ purplekow]

A passenger was booted from a Frontier Airlines plane in Orlando after she came aboard with a nutty companion — a squirrel that she insisted was her emotional support animal.

 

The woman noted in her reservation that she was flying Tuesday night with an emotional support pet, but did not indicate that it was a squirrel, according to WKMG.

 

She refused to get off the Cleveland-bound flight, so the crew summoned police, who told the rest of the passengers to deplane so they could deal with the woman, the airline said.

 

 

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Well I guess if a flying squirrel is not allowed, a moose would be out of the question.

[+ Avalon]

Here are some pet sugar gliders:

I don't know how good they are as pets. One has already passed away; I don't know if that was due to an unusual illness or if they have short lifespans.

 

Cute little creatures! Thanks for sharing!

[+ quoththeraven]

Cute little creatures! Thanks for sharing!

You're welcome.

[+ quoththeraven]

Well I guess if a flying squirrel is not allowed, a moose would be out of the question.

To take this totally off on a tangent, I was once surprised by a Southern flying squirrel (species name) that somehow got into a house with four cats. In fact I shrieked a little when I realized the noises I'd listened to for half an hour thinking one of the cats was hiding in the cupboard was this squirrel.

 

S/he survived the night to be caught and released in a nearby nature reservation the next day. I kept the bedroom door closed because I didn't want a flying squirrel potentially leaping on my head in the middle of the night.

[+ Funguy]

Well I guess if a flying squirrel is not allowed, a moose would be out of the question.

 

Not if he talks!

[+ purplekow]

• Bull. Hell.
  

Not if he talks!