Consumer advocate and travel troubleshooter Christopher Elliott believes your dog or cat will be vastly happier at home than in the air. Here’s why.
Planes are torture chambers for dogs and cats. Being confined to a kennel for hours, enduring engine noise and air pressure changes, stresses out your fur babies.domestic airlines transported 188,223 animalsPassengers are also affected. Just board a flight with an allergy or try to get a little sleep on a plane with a barking dog under the seat next to you, and you’ll know what I mean.Dave Dzurick has been there.
Kong isn’t the only expert who recommends that animals stay home. Blythe Neer, a professional dog trainer, says many dogs are terrified to fly in cargo and have to be sedated. And some small dogs who can fit underneath a seat are traumatized by the experience. “If you want to unplug from daily responsibilities, it’s best that your dog stays home,” advises Bradley Phifer, executive director of theBy the way, dropping off a dog in your hotel room isn’t just bad for your pet. It can also get you into trouble with the hotel, which has strict rules about leaving a pet alone. Or it can get you arrested, as it did for a Pennsylvania man whoNo one is advocating a total ban on traveling with animals.
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