News item: Woman denied emotional support peacock on United flight

[Alan_A 1,650]

Um... since we were on the topic of emotional support animals on aircraft a while ago...  there's now this.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/woman-denied-emotional-support-peacock-on-united-flight/ar-BBIti2U

Always good to see the marketplace in action, working things out... 

[DavidP 1,406]

Now I've seen it all.

[HighBypass 2,339]

There goes my idea to go on holiday with my emotional support honey badger. Mind you it's not like she ever gives a f   

[Mike777 163]

A few months ago I was seeing my wife off at our local airport.  I told the TSA agent at the entrance to the secure area that I was my wife's comfort dog.  Without looking at me he said in a low, wry voice, "Sir, you actually have to be a dog."

Mike

 

[fppilot 4,335]

Was she an NBC executive?  After Lester Holt's botched trip to North Korea I understand......

Or was that where she was now flying......  The skiing looked great on camera!

[Adrian123 1,015]

just so they allow my "Emotional support"  Jack Daniels on board. :)

[Skywolf 992]

Peacock is not a pet.  Some of these people are really dumb and stupid.  What emotional support? emotional support my #%#.  What's next, some fool will bring a cow, or horse into the airport terminal.

 

[jbcallender 53]

They make a heck of a lot of noise and even more smelly peacock by-products if you know what I mean.  If it were my seat-mate, it would not have survived the trip.  I've had one flight with a lady that had a shithzu or whatever between her feet next to me.  She spent the whole flight bent over keeping the dog quiet.  How ridiculous.

Jeff Callender

[ahsmatt7 1,199]

33 minutes ago, Skywolf said:

Peacock is not a pet.  Some of these people are really dumb and stupid.  What emotional support? emotional support my #%#.  What's next, some fool will bring a cow, or horse into the airport terminal.

 

Horse? It's already been done lol

[Skywolf 992]

4 hours ago, ahsmatt7 said:

Horse? It's already been done lol

Wait...what...omg..  seriously?

[ahsmatt7 1,199]

53 minutes ago, Skywolf said:

Wait...what...omg..  seriously?

Lol yeah...I'll get the link tomorrow. There's pictures floating around online.

[Matthew Kane 1,343]

I guess Emotional Support Horse is really a thing, but they are using the small horse breeds so they are about the size of a dog:

http://www.guidehorse.com/news_airline_emotional_support_animals.htm

I never knew 

[Alan_A 1,650]

I have a friend who runs a horse therapy program in the Berkshires - she uses horses (full-size ones) to work with people with a variety of issues - autism, PTSD, etc.  So it's a legit thing.

Of course, in her case, the people travel to the horses, not the other way around...

[Christopher Low 5,324]

I get the feeling that some people are taking the (word not allowed)  with this "emotional support" lark.

[HighBypass 2,339]

You got me Chris. I don't actually have a pet honey badger...