Passenger was asked to leave the plane after her emotional support pig became disruptive
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[QUOTE=Holt!;46599393]But it's still in the cabin.
Most air travel companies don't let people tie their pets up in the aisle of their planes.
Then again I'm not sure what the laws in America are about animals on planes.[/QUOTE]
Aye! But I doubt that a pig would cause allergic reactions.
Only really bad thing I can imagine is the pig taking a shit or pissing onto somebody and that could have been easily avoided by giving it a diaper.
snip wrong video.
I'll take 5
Maybe she was hoping that no muslim terrorist would dare to be in the same plane as a pig?
Foolproof plan to avoid a second WTC disaster!
[QUOTE=Code3Response;46598363]hold up. HOOOOOOOOOOOOLD UP.
Theres a HUGE difference between an "Emotional Support Animal" and a "Service Animal".[/QUOTE]
Yeah alright that's definitely a fair call. You're right.
I have no idea if this pig was a service animal, it's... possible but it's probably more likely to be a family pet I guess.
[QUOTE=MuTAnT;46599853]Yeah alright that's definitely a fair call. You're right.
I have no idea if this pig was a service animal, it's... possible but it's probably more likely to be a family pet I guess.[/QUOTE]
Well, it says 'Emotional Support Animal'. Which is kind of a mid-point between the two.
Someone should have brought their emotional support python
Wait, people were seriously scared of a fucking pig? How sheltered do they have to be to not know that a pig is fucking harmless?
I have acquaintances that completely lose their shit without their support animals (full blown panic attacks, tantrums, etc.), but as long as they are holding their dog/cat/pig? everything is OK.
I'm also pretty sure, as a kid with three gens of farmer blood, that pigs smell less than babies, and are generally pretty intelligent and caring. But oh well.
[QUOTE]"I was terrified, because I was thinking I'm gonna be on the plane with the pig," Snolnik added, saying he guesses the pig weighed between 50 and 70 pounds. [/QUOTE]
:pwn:
I'm sorry, but what in the ever loving fuck is scary about a pig? That's not even a big pig, that's a little guy, he doesn't look much bigger than a dog. Man this guy would have a stroke if he ever saw the big honken sow that used to wander around my neighborhood, or more specifically my garage, where it would randomly show up, hang out for a bit, take a nap and head back home.
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[QUOTE=Srillo;46600175]:pwn:
I'm sorry, but what in the ever loving fuck is scary about a pig? That's not even a big pig, that's a little guy, he doesn't look much bigger than a dog. Man this guy would have a stroke if he ever saw the big honken sow that used to wander around my neighborhood, or more specifically my garage, where it would randomly show up, hang out for a bit, take a nap and head back home.[/QUOTE]
Its not like people have to explain why they are afraid of a 50-70 pound animal though. I know its a pet and is probably well behaved and so on, but you cannot expect everyone to feel as comfortable or as relaxed as you are around animals that they don't know.
There's actually a tax loophole where you can claim your pet as an emotional support animal and can deduct the cost of caring for them. You can also take them into businesses and the businesses can't kick them out even if it's clear it's not legit.
[URL="http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/loopholes-in-ada-law-make-no-pets-clauses-nearly-impossible-to-enforce/Content?oid=3301049"]http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/loopholes-in-ada-law-make-no-pets-clauses-nearly-impossible-to-enforce/Content?oid=3301049[/URL]
[QUOTE=Svinnik;46603024]There's actually a tax loophole where you can claim your pet as an emotional support animal and can deduct the cost of caring for them. You can also take them into businesses and the businesses can't kick them out even if it's clear it's not legit.
[URL="http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/loopholes-in-ada-law-make-no-pets-clauses-nearly-impossible-to-enforce/Content?oid=3301049"]http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/loopholes-in-ada-law-make-no-pets-clauses-nearly-impossible-to-enforce/Content?oid=3301049[/URL][/QUOTE]
I hope shit like this doesn't bring an end to emotional support animals entirely. My severely depressed grandmother has a dog and it's one of the only things that helps her cope.
I've seen a woman board a plane with her pet once and it was a very well behaved dog that was clearly used to flying with her, so it just sat on her lap and didn't make a fuss for most of the flight. The girl who was supposed to sit next to the old lady still freaked the fuck out because she was afraid of dogs AND of planes AND also of storms (she was kind of fucking stupid) so we traded seats and the dog literally didn't make a single god damn sound for the entire duration of the trip. And that included the parts where the plane started crossing turbulence and had sudden drops in altitude. Literally the most chill dog on the fucking planet.
[QUOTE=RayvenQ;46597850]Really, that's your reaction on seeing a pig?[/QUOTE]
My reaction would be "oh sweet a pig"
[quote]Deplaned[/quote]
What?
I wish I had an emotional support pig :(
[QUOTE=Zenreon117;46598175]I'm sorry, but I for one would not want to sit next to a [B]literal[/B] stinking squeeling pig. I can hardly deal with the anthropomorphic ones as it is.[/QUOTE]
the pig was probably cleaner and smelling better than a third of the passengers. Pet pigs tend to be well groomed.
They should of all gotten up and sung the big pig song
[QUOTE=cherry gmod;46604734]What?[/QUOTE]
Have you never heard that?
it seems like nobody here knows how pigs get. They can get violent and on a plane well that could end up a disaster if the pig got pissed off.
[QUOTE=Headhumpy;46599244]Mate this pig wasn't just plucked off a farm in Iowa and brought straight to the plane full of mud and shit, it's a pet. That means it gets bathed like a pet, groomed like a pet and ideally trained like one.[/QUOTE]
And yet it says right there in the article that people could smell it. Regardless of whether it was well behaved, generally people don't want to share a flight with a smelly pig.
[url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/proof-pigs-fly/story?id=27222136]http://abcnews.go.com/US/proof-pigs-fly/story?id=27222136[/url]
Can we just take a moment to appreciate this url
[QUOTE=Code3Response;46598142]"Emotional Support Animals" are a joke in the medical field. Any pet is going to be an "Emotional Support Animal"[/QUOTE]
"What do you mean you can't allow my Emotional Support Anaconda on the plane?"
[editline]1st December 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=circuitbawx;46599884]Someone should have brought their emotional support python[/QUOTE]
well shit
[QUOTE=Riller;46599872]Well, it says 'Emotional Support Animal'. Which is kind of a mid-point between the two.[/QUOTE]
Aren't they considered service animals still.
If so, the airline could get into a ton of shit.
I've seen miniture pigs behave very well when required to. My sister's, however, does not. It ate my chocolate and still didn't die. It sucks and I hate it. [img]http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-colbert.gif[/img]
[QUOTE=circuitbawx;46599884]Someone should have brought their emotional support python[/QUOTE]
I honestly don't know which I'd be more scared of.
[I]If[/I] they attack the pig is probably more dangerous, but I have no idea what the likelihood of that is.
Eating-mouth pig for the fat.
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