Airline Resumes Transporting All Dogs
by Amanda Katz and Sarah Wahlert
American Airlines (AA) last month resumed transporting Rottweilers, Doberman Pinschers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Bull Terriers and American Pit Bull Terriers.
The airline had discontinued carrying them in August 2002 after a Pit Bull puppy escaped from the crate he was in during a flight and caused damage.
The resumption was approved after AA Director of Live Animal and Dangerous Goods Cargo Operations Richard Powers and the American Kennel Club (AKC) devised a new method of securing crates in which dogs have been placed.
"Releasable cable ties (must be) attached to each of the four corners of the kennel door," said an AKC spokesperson. "American Airlines will provide the releasable cable ties to the customer at no cost, and the ties must be attached to the kennel by the shipper."
The crates themselves have to meet the requirements set forth in the International Air Transport Association Live Animal Regulations.
© 2003 Animal News Center, Inc.
American Airlines (AA) last month resumed transporting Rottweilers, Doberman Pinschers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Bull Terriers and American Pit Bull Terriers.
The airline had discontinued carrying them in August 2002 after a Pit Bull puppy escaped from the crate he was in during a flight and caused damage.
The resumption was approved after AA Director of Live Animal and Dangerous Goods Cargo Operations Richard Powers and the American Kennel Club (AKC) devised a new method of securing crates in which dogs have been placed.
"Releasable cable ties (must be) attached to each of the four corners of the kennel door," said an AKC spokesperson. "American Airlines will provide the releasable cable ties to the customer at no cost, and the ties must be attached to the kennel by the shipper."
The crates themselves have to meet the requirements set forth in the International Air Transport Association Live Animal Regulations.
© 2003 Animal News Center, Inc.
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