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American Airlines kills puppies
Seven out of 14 young puppies died yesterday after flying American Airlines flight #851 from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. High temperatures and long flight delays were likely contributing factors, though further investigation is necessary to determine the exact cause of death.American Airlines says they ship over 100,000 live animals a year. Some airlines refuse to ship dogs in the summer months due to the likelihood of heat exhaustion. American Airlines claims to adhere to temperature restrictions of 86° F when shipping live animals, which in this particular case, were overlooked. News reports put yesterday's morning temperatures in Tulsa at 87° F and climbing, while the plane spent over an hour waiting on the tarmac.
The Humane Society of the United States highly recommends against ever shipping animals by air unless absolutely necessary. The following guidelines specify that pets should not travel during the summer months or during any busy holiday travel season.
(Photo: Flickr/Richard Stowey)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jvmfan Aug 5th 2010 12:41PM
There is a tv host named Jane Velez Mitchell who is a huge animal activist. She has a show everyday on CNN Headline News and will be talking all about this story tonight--with good experts weighing in. The show is called issues, and usually has pretty good guests.
free animals Aug 5th 2010 1:11PM
Media: Just FYI, there is free stock footage of puppies and dogs in cages at www.FreeAnimalVideo.org/pets. The video is free and is showing up on CNN, MTV, NBC, etc.
Jahawn Aug 5th 2010 2:18PM
Nick, you're exactly right. What a horribly titled article. They say in the last sentence of the first paragraph they don't know the cause of death. At this point, those dogs could have died of anything! Whoever titled this article owes American Airlines an apology and should retire from the media because they are the exact reason commercial media in this country has gone to crap. Gadling.com---try factchecking sometime so you don't LIE TO YOUR READERS!
marieeve.vallieres Aug 6th 2010 8:43AM
Why on Earth would someone fly with puppies? It's like flying with a newborn human, there aren't many valid reasons to do that.