MUET ENGLISH KUCHING: Pet Travel or Not?

Pet travel by cargo is always an issue to be considered by pets'owner as moving pets by air has certain risk to bear. Mostly, pets fatality are caused by two reasons; extreme whaether (Heat) and stress. Sometimes, it is just so unpredictable to how it will turn out. I have been utilizing the only pet cargo airline in Malaysia for traveling pet. I have no other choice regardless of any criticism of the service.

However, even a developed and advance country operated airline like USA, encountered death for shipping pets. Report from Department of Transportation US found that more pets died on Delta flights in 2011 than on any other airline.

The airline now refuse to transport:-

i) English and French Bull dog because snub-nosed breeds' respiratory problems.

ii) animals which exhibit signs of injury, distress, or are demonstrating efforts to escape and that reserves the right to refuse pets as checked baggage if the health of the animal is in question and/or if the animal's health may be jeopardized by the extreme conditions.

iii) pets checked as baggage in summer in order to avoid exposing them to extreme heat in the cargo hold.

Delta is not the only airline having a problem transporting pets. Last year, five pets died on American Airlines, four on Alaska Airlines, three on continental, and two each on Hawaiian Airlines and United Airlines, according to the report

Delta spokeswoman Mary Ryan told ABC News that pets "will now have a dedicated staff and temperature-controlled vans instead of the inhospitable baggage compartment," which will "lead to a better experience for pets."

This is so ridiculous... common sense.. temperature controlled is the main point!!! What took you so long to learn? How i wish all other major airline would start to realize it.

http://www.petairways.com/

Pet weighing in at twenty pounds or under (including the carrier), will pretty much assured a spot in the lap of pressurized compartment. Thats where my cats are. It will be great to have a specialized PET AIRLINE such as PET AIRWAYs and JETBLUE

I guess the best way is to do as what the Humane Society recommended " Not transporting pets by air unless absolutely necessary, and bringing small pets with you into the passenger seat whenever possible.