“Is that a service cat?”

Here is the story that allegedly happened in the words of FlyerTalk member CDTraveler:

“Third day on the road, and our big guy was not going back in the carrier when we arrived at our La Quinta for the night. So we clipped on his leash (our cats always wear their harnesses while traveling) and walked him on in to the lobby. Desk clerk looked at him, strolling so casually along on a leash, and said, ‘Is that a service cat?’ I said, ‘Well, he does the work of one, but he doesn’t have the paperwork.’

“While she was checking us in, a woman came in with her ‘dog’ – I’ve seen bigger rats on leashes. My son laughed at the dog, because it was literally one-forth the size of our cat and made a joke about size reversal – big cat/tiny dog.

“As we’re walking away, the woman is heard complaining to the desk clerk ‘People shouldn’t travel with cats, they’re just nuisances in public.’ to which the desk clerk replied ‘That’s a service cat; he has the right be here!’

“Gotta love those who know the ADA.”

Passengers on a recent flight had to wait while there was a Dog using the lav, which has led to a rough discussion about what a dog should be fed before embarking on a flight — or whether or not there should even be a clause about pets being allowed in the passenger cabin at all instead of being caged in the cargo hold.

Was this tale due to a lapse of judgment on the part of the dog owner, who probably should pause before bringing the possibly incontinent pet on a future flight?

Let’s just hope the dog did not mistake the blue stuff in the bowl for water…

When moving a significant distance with a pet, is driving or flying better?

I admit, I had to give paws before reading about the ruff life of a dog who was upgraded to the Business Class section of a CSA Czech Airlines flight. However, I decided that I’ll bite and read the tail, as told by FlyerTalk member nimeta, who witnessed this personally and reported it in the Dog Upgraded to Business Class on Czech Air thread.
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