Airlines and pets

[draggonlaady]

So this is kind of interesting reading, but I want to reinforce something that's briefly mentioned here--statistics without a base population are crap and ought all to be taken with a whole spoonful of salt. While airlines are required to report adverse incidents, they are not required to report how many animals of what species/breeds they ship, which makes it really hard to get accurate percentages. A couple airlines interviewed and gave estimates for number shipping, but... use caution. Also, in typical scare-mongering media fashion, it's all about the bad, and doesn't give a single hint as to which airline had the fewest incidents.

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/traveling-pets-airlines-dog-deaths/story?id=11198807

Comments

[kresentia.livejournal.com]

I've traveled with or had enough animals shipped to me that when avoidable I try not to fly them but have never had a problem (and I'm usually dealing with small/exotic animals that stress far more easily). I agree on the fear mongering. Heck, your dog could slip out of your yard and get hit by a car too - that happens every day! I'd rather take bets on surviving a flight, frankly....
Thanks for sharing!