In a message dated 6/1/01 4:41:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
loudsprite@yahoo.com writes:
> Sources familiar with the incident told the
> Philadelphia Daily News in Friday's editions that the
> hog's owners convinced the airline that the animal was
> a "therapeutic companion pet," like a guide dog for
> the blind.
>
> The pig was traveling with two unidentified women who
> claimed they had a doctor's note that allowed them to
> fly with the animal, according to an internal airline
> report. US Airways and Federal Aviation Administration
> rules allow passengers to fly with service animals.
>
>
Oh, great! No more plane trips for me and my seeing-eye horse, I guess...
Chris Eck
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