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Posted by Deerhounds on January 27, 2003 at 15:08:16:

In Reply to: US Airlines May Quit Flying Pets posted by PHRascal on January 26, 2003 at 16:06:39:

Interesting...

"'Should we also be expected to open up every box of pet boa constrictors to see if they're all alive? It's a physical impossibility,' Wascom said.

"Delta said it called an expert from a zoo last year to open a container of venomous snakes.

'No matter how well trained, airline employees are not veterinarians with the necessary expertise to fully protect themselves from the danger of handling cold-blooded animals,' Delta has told the Transportation Department."

Christie Keith
Caber Feidh Scottish Deerhounds
Holistic Husbandry since 1986
http://www.caberfeidh.com

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