I received this article this morning from a friend and thought I would share it with all of you. American Airlines is now conducting BSL discrimination against specific breeds from being transported on their carriers. If this makes you mad, please take the time to let United Airlines how you feel by clicking here.
When my new insurance carrier was here on the farm a few months back we were just about to sign all new contracts when she mentioned they had a ban on Pit Bull breeds. Under their policy they would not cover any liability on specific breeds including Pit Bulls. Chris and I don’t own a Pit Bull so it shouldn’t have been a problem but we do spend most of our time trying to save deaf dogs from death row (and many of them are Pit Bulls). We might need to rescue or foster one in the near future so we were very uncomfortable with the insurance stipulation in our new plan. So mush so, Chris and I told our new insurance agent we wound not be doing business with her company. We ended up going back to our old insurance company even paying higher rates just based on the principle of this issue.
Deaf Dogs Rock has done several articles about travel and we do recommend you check out Pet Airways. I am inserting a video below so you can see how Pet Airways operates. The more support we give Pet Airways, the better they will do and hopefully they will be around for a very long time. I am also going to put up the travel site for your pets post on our homepage (we featured this post a few months back). Here is the article from Petside.com. ~ Christina Lee – Deaf Dogs Rock
United Airlines Bans Dog Breeds By Jo Singer – Petside.com
(American Stafforshire Terrier – Example of one of the breeds on the AA list)
When Jessie Huart recently attempted to book a flight on United Airlines in order to travel with Slaw, her ten year-old Pit Bull, she was told that because Slaw was a Pit Bull, he would not be permitted on the flight.
If you have a Pit Bull terrier, an American Staffordshire terrier, or any other canine deemed to be a “dangerous” breed, the “friendly” skies of United Airlines is no longer living up to it’s famous motto.
Following its merger with Continental Airlines last week, United Airlines adopted Continental’s discriminatory pet policies and announced that nine different dog breeds will no longer be permitted to fly on their aircrafts:
Pit Bull Terriers
American Staffordshire Terriers
Presa Canario
Perro de Presa Canario
Dogo Argentino
Cane Corso
Fila Brasileiro
Tosa (or Tosa Ken)
Ca de Bou
The carrier is the only United States airline that prohibits certain breeds based simply on their reputation for being “dangerous.”
To read full article on Petside.com, please click here.
