[K9-Lovers]

Most people never hear about the hundreds of pets that are harmed or killed due to shipping on commercial airlines. Yes, they breathe the same atmosphere as humans, but the atmosphere in cargo holds is neither heated nor air conditioned. If the airline claims those areas are temperature controlled, it is not a temperature to which your would feel comfortable subjecting your pet. As cargo, during plane changes, sometimes the animals are left outdoors in extreme weather until loaded onto the next plane. If it is raining, they are drenched, the bedding is drenched and then the wet animal and bedding is loaded into the next cargo hold.

Being in the animal care industry for a number of years, we have heard many horror stories, not only from industry publications but also from our clients. Sometimes, the trip affects the animals mentally and emotionally; some animals never recover.

Please, if you cannot place your pet under your airline seat, then drive.