United Airlines gives the 'bird' to woman who tried to fly with her 'support' peacock (Page 1/4)
rinselberg FEB 14, 02:06 AM
“Customers have attempted to fly with comfort turkeys, gliding possums known as sugar gliders, snakes, spiders and more,” Delta said in the statement. "Ignoring the true intent of existing rules governing the transport of service and support animals can be a disservice to customers who have real and documented needs.”

Beginning March 1, the airline will require passengers with service animals to submit paperwork two full days before flying.

The owners of emotional support animals will also need to offer a document, signed by a doctor or licensed mental health professional, verifying that the creature will behave.

That's from the NBC News report, which includes photos and a GIF.

"Emotional support peacock denied flight by United Airlines"
Daniella Silva for NBC News; January 30, 2018.
https://www.nbcnews.com/sto...ted-airlines-n842971

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maryjane FEB 14, 10:39 AM
Don't forget the girl's 'emotional support hamster' from about 2 weeks ago.
If the news report was accurate, she decided she didn't need it nearly as much as she needed to get to her destination and she reportedly flushed the 'support' animal down an airport toilet. Hammie is now in it's own little safe space,albeit a bit wet and smelly.
Hank is Here FEB 14, 10:46 AM
I wonder how the folks who need these support animals deal with the rest of their lives. how do they handle simple taks in life like going into work wihtout an animal.

Hey you want to travel with your pet, I'm okay with that. Just pay the additional fees and bam, your pet get there no problem. Calling you pet a support animal, when it really isn't is just a load so crap. I totally support these airlines change in policies.
rogergarrison FEB 14, 10:54 AM
If you need a support animal, get something practical like a small dog or cat. People have been pushing the limits of this stuff more and more. Whats with pigs, peacocks, seals etc. What do you do to live if you have a horse or alligator support animal... Theyre not going in a plane or a car ever.
ls3mach FEB 14, 10:55 AM

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Originally posted by Hank is Here:

I wonder how the folks who need these support animals deal with the rest of their lives. how do they handle simple taks in life like going into work wihtout an animal.

Hey you want to travel with your pet, I'm okay with that. Just pay the additional fees and bam, your pet get there no problem. Calling you pet a support animal, when it really isn't is just a load so crap. I totally support these airlines change in policies.



In my industry it's pretty common to take your dog to work. It's not for support, we just all like dogs.

I think the whole thing is ridiculous. I wish we'd let the world go back to people getting their feelings hurt.

Flushing a living animal is pretty damn cruel. Sauce?


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https://www.google.com/amp/...spirit-airlines/amp/

Where is PETA on this?

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MidEngineManiac FEB 14, 10:59 AM

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Originally posted by ls3mach:

Flushing a living animal is a waste of a perfectly good sandwich. Sauce?



FTFY

82-T/A [At Work] FEB 14, 02:35 PM
I had a support Peacock! haha...

I mean, not really a support animal, but we had a peacock that lived in the big tree in my backyard in Fort Lauderdale. It's only a 1/3rd acre lot, and the Peacock would walk around the cul-de-sac... my neighbor who was a former horse jockey from Panama (relatively famous in that area) would feed it nuts. The FHP officer on the other side of the cul-de-sac would give it Cheerios, and I'd feed it whole unshelled nuts that I'd toss onto my patio. The peacock would walk RIGHT up to the French doors and peck on the glass until I came outside and threw nuts on the ground.

The squirrels would also eat nuts... but the Blue Jays would fight with the squirrels for the nuts... I mean, literally attack the squirrels for the nuts. I'd throw tons of them out there. Don't know how in the world the Blue Jays would get the nuts, but they'd grab them and fly off with them. The squirrels would take two per trip and maybe eat one and run off with the other.

No one came around when the peacock was eating... no squirrels, ducks, or blue jays... they stayed clear. Every night, the Peacock had the same routine. Sit on the roof making crazy noises for an hour, then walk across my roof and fly to the nearest branch of the Live Oak we had back there, and then go to sleep. But by 3 AM... during mating season... all kinds of crazy squaking, murps, and everything else... ugh.







We also had parakeets, massive iguanas, squirrels, blue jays, lizards, turtles, ducks, and the occasional razor snake in the back yard.

Here in Texas (1/3rd acre also), all I've seen in my back yard are squirrels and there's a family of armadillos that are living underneath my shed. I don't know what to feed them, so I toss food scraps in the backyard. But it seems like they're foraging for bugs.

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Hank is Here FEB 14, 03:39 PM
If they live under your shed are they support armadillos? I don't think they would classify as emotional support armadillos, but they could be supporting your shed!


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...and there's a family of armadillos that are living underneath my shed.




Fats FEB 14, 11:05 PM
I'm looking for an emotional support Velociraptor myself.

Brad
maryjane FEB 14, 11:36 PM

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Originally posted by Fats:

I'm looking for an emotional support Velociraptor myself.

Brad


Well yeah........., fear IS an emotion I suppose.......