Leave no dog behind!
A lady abandoned her 7-year-old French bulldog in a Pittsburgh airport parking zone Friday after being unable to bring it on a flight to her vacation destination, in response to Allegheny County Police Department.
The unidentified woman was set to board her flight at Pittsburgh International Airport when flight staff told her she wouldn’t be allowed to without having a crate for the Frenchie.
Desperate for a way out, the owner tried to persuade airline staff to grant her a boarding pass for the pup as an emotional support pet — but to no avail.
And as an alternative of ditching her scheduled flight — the owner left the pet behind to enjoy some vacation time.
It’s unknown whether the owner got on the initial flight they intended to board with the French bulldog or took one other one that very same day to their also unknown vacation destination.
Police learned of the situation after they found the French bulldog “unattended in a stroller” around 5:30 a.m. near short-term parking at Pittsburgh International Airport.
When police situated the dog, officers discovered there was a chip within the Frenchie’s neck that tracked down the owner.
“Officers were capable of locate a microchip on the animal but attempts to succeed in the owner were unsuccessful,” cops said.
“The investigation revealed the owner then abandoned the dog near short-term parking and proceeded to board a flight,” the department wrote on Facebook.
Shortly after police encountered the pup, they contacted a Pennsylvania state dog warden at hand over the pet.
From that time on, the warden confirmed the dog was protected and sound at an animal shelter called Animal Friends.
“Animal Friends was notified of a case involving suspected abandonment on the airport through the Allegheny County Dog Warden and the dog involved was admitted into our care,” the shelter said in a press release seen by CBS News.
“Animal Friends’ Humane Society Police Officers are pursuing an investigation into this case and reviewing possible charges. The dog will remain on hold and Animal Friends is pleased to supply the obligatory treatment and supportive care the dog needs until this case is resolved.”
Alongside the slew of charges the owner was given, they might also see a nice of as much as $1,000 for dog abandonment.
Anyone convicted of abandoning or attempting to abandon a dog within the state of Pennsylvania can face a maximum nice of as much as $1,000.
The heartbreaking incident comes mere months after a United Airlines pilot adopted an abandoned German Shepard at San Francisco International Airport.
The owner was reported to not have proper documents to board their flight with the dog, so that they abandoned the poor pooch and continued their trip to Latest York, in response to the Washington Post.
Attributable to strict rules about animals arriving from high-risk countries for rabies, CDC didn’t allow the dog to enter the country.
San Francisco SPCA would put the dog up for adoption, as over 35 applications swarmed in — ultimately, choosing seven-year-vet Capt. William Dale to take home the pup.
