Even MORE breed discrimination...

[Horsefeathers!]

I ran across this and instantly thought of all the bully breed lovers here. It's an article concerning a policy change with American Airlines on shipping dogs. Oh, you're gonna love this... :-?

BTW, I am NOT familiar with this news source, so you might want to dig a little further. It was just something that came my way by email. Check it out thoroughly before sending any hate mail to the airline.




Subject: [ADOA NEWS] AMERICAN AIRLINES POLICY UPDATE





8/7/02......American Airlines has changed their policy regarding
certain breeds of dogs. According to an American Airlines Cargo
Service Advisory, "Effective Immediately, the following restrictions
are in Place. American Airlines will no longer accept the following
breeds of dogs:

American Pit Bull Terrier

American Staffor(d)shire Terrier

Bull Terrier

Doberman Pinscher

Rottweiler

Puppies of these breeds between 8 & 12 weeks of age may be accepted.
The breed and age of the dog must be indicated on the health
certificate. Crossbreeds containing one of the above breeds, when
indicated on the health certificate are also p
rohibited."

It is suggested the we need to complain now, before we actually get
turned down when you take a dog in to be shipped. We recommend that
all members, non-members and clubs write letters to American
Airlines indicating that this action is discriminatory and wrong. It
should be pointed out that any individual dog of any breed can be
vicious and that it is inappropriate to point out specific breeds
when the vast majority of the dogs of these breeds are perfectly
fine.

Information on where to send complaints:

The Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines:

Donn Carty, P.O. Box 619616, Mail Drop 5623, DFW, Tx 75261

The Customer Relations for American Airlines can be contacted in
3ways: Telephone: 817-967-2000, Email from their website:
www.americanair.com , Snail mail: AA Inc., P.O. Box 619612, Mail
Drop 2400, DFW, Tx 75261

[GizmoRedNosePit]

Either would I k! I dont think I wil ever ship Gizmo..... :-?

[Smooshie]

This article was printed in the Tampa Tribune today.....


Airline Institutes A Profiling Policy

Published: Aug 19, 2002

Last month a dog got loose from its crate in the cargo hold of an American Airlines flight and chewed through some of the plane's wiring.
The chewing by the 68-pound pit bull resulted in backup radio and data communications equipment failing as the airplane approached New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

As a result, the airline will no longer allow certain large dog breeds on its airplanes. Thus American becomes the first airline to implement a strict profiling policy.

Granted, the profiling is being done on canines, not humans, but it is nonetheless a policy that discriminates. So far the Federal Aviation Administration has not opposed the action, but predictably, some dog owners are outraged.

Other airlines have similar guidelines on the size of animals they will transport. Some won't carry any animals at all.

What the ``no big dogs'' policy acknowledges is that certain animals with certain backgrounds are more prone to do harm than others. At a time when humans must submit to ``random'' checks, that is a point worth keeping in mind.

[Guest Anonymous]

And the entire problem was caused by an inadequate crate for the dog - now wouldn't you think some bright person would simply come up with a requirement for a better quality crate to be used when shipping a dog? Heck wouldn't surprise me if the poor dog had been shipped in a pet porter or something and had never been crated before in his life!