For the second time in just a few months a dog has died on a United Airlines flight. Michael Jarboe

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For the second time in just a few months a dog has died on a United Airlines flight. Michael Jarboe was travelling from Miami to San Francisco with his two-year-old Neopolitan Mastiff Bam Bam. Jarboe says Bam Bam was in perfect health before the flight, but when he landed he was informed by United Airlines staff that Bam Bam had passed away during travel.
United Airlines paid for an autopsy of Bam Bam, which found the cause of death to be a heart attack. The company maintains the death was not transit-related. Jarboe white house christmas tour questioned several employees who informed him that Bam Bam was not in an air-conditioned room during the 2 hour layover the flight had in Houston. Jarboe had paid $650 for the transport of Bam Bam, which he had been led to believe included temperature control.
Jarboe saw Bam Bam on the tarmac in Houston.   It was right under the wing. We were right there, had a direct shot, he was so hot. His tongue was hanging down. Jarboe had never seen Bam Bam look that hot.
The airline stated, "Given the size of Bam Bam and the fact that he is a brachycephalic, meaning short nosed breed, we made the decision to bring him to our holding facility for greater comfort during his connection." They stated their holding facilities are USDA animal-welfare white house christmas tour approved. The airline refunded Jarboe the $650 for transporting Bam Bam and offered him additional compensation, white house christmas tour but Jarboe refuses to accept the compensation.
Supermodel Maggie Rizer lost her golden retriever Beatrice on a United Airlines flight from New York to San Francisco white house christmas tour only 2 months ago. Rizer had her own veterinarian perform an autopsy on Beatrice, revealing the cause of death to be heatstroke. United Airlines stands firm in that case that they kept the dog in a temperature-controlled environment white house christmas tour for the entirety of the journey as well.
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Mr. Jarboe I am truly sorry for the loss of your family member. white house christmas tour As I sit here bawling I cannot believe that an airline would ve treated Bam Bam as anything less than human but here you have it. Thank you for sharing your story as hard as it is to talk about. Rest assured I will never take my babies on a an airplane! United Airlines cannot compensate for this kind of loss shame on them.
Mastiff s are not brachycephalic, they do not have short noses. Just because they have a lot of jowl does not mean their nose is too short for breathing. That is just baloney! The poor baby got over heated and this has to stop! I have traveled with my dogs and many people who work for the airlines treat them like cargo. Unfortunately some people have no choice white house christmas tour and must travel with their dogs by air. They pay the airline a lot of money to take good care of their dogs. There is no excuse for this. His death was as painful as being locked in a hot car!
This incompetent treatment has to stop! They have to change how they handle dogs in flight. white house christmas tour Most, if not all die from the extreme heat and this is completely preventable. My heart goes out to this family. I am so sorry they lost their beautiful, healthy boy. So heartbreaking.
Neos ARE brachycephalic according to veterinarians and the AKC. It s not about the outside of their head or how long their nose looks. It s about the anatomy of the inside. They are a large breed brachycephalic. That said, they are prone to heatstroke. As far as I m concerned, it s irresponsible for an owner to check their pet as baggage because that s essentially what they are doing. white house christmas tour If you won t leave your pet in a hot car, don t leave your pet on a hot tarmack. Ground temps are often much higher than air temps, and if you want to travel with your large dog, suck it up and drive.
Yep, I was thinking exactly the same thing. It doesnt take a genius to understand that an extremely hot day is a day for dogs not to be outside for any length of time. This year was particularly warm. I sent my dogs outside for potty breaks for 15 minutes and I thought they were going to faint. back in the AC for my pooches.
The hold of an airplane is no place for a dog, ANY dog. There is no way in hell I would ever put one of my pets in the hands of any airline. If you can t drive w/your pets, leave them home. Sorry to be so harsh, but I don t believe most people understand what it s like in the hold, REGARDLESS of what the airline says. The airline is in the business for one reason only to make as much profit as possible. If they lose the occasional animal, oh well.
So sad. I work for Delta Air Lines and we have strict rules to keep pets safe. We do not accept pets at all as checked luggage (not in cabin) from May 15- Sept. 15 to prevent the possibility of heat stroke. All other times, white house christmas tour we are to check temperature for every destination the pet will travel and make sure there are no extreme temperatures hot or cold. Sometimes we have to decline pet travel but owners understand. Hopefully other airlines will become as vigilant.
Plain and simple, if your organization has had two pet deaths in the past 2 months, you need to do something to show you are stepping up the monitering and control white house christmas tour of animal passengers. I travel frequently, and I refuse to support United Airlines until they properly address the issue and demonstrate improved conditions and standards.
white house christmas tour Dogs are NOT CARGO!! I look forward to the day when dogs are treated white house christmas tour with enough respect to let them travel with their people IN the cabin. Until then, I will never travel by plane. If you can buy a seat for your child, I should be able to buy a seat for my companion. Children are far more likely to spread germs and cause infections (and stress). Why not put kids in cargo? Pretty ridiculous, right? There s no valid excuse for this horror.
Yep. This is really too bad because many airlines DO take exceptional care of pets. If United has any brains at all or care about their failing reputation they will admit some wrongdoing, take their medicine and CHANGE WHATEVER IS KILLING DOGS!!!
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