Owner of service dog that attacked woman on subway set to face judge
From CBS New York: NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The owner of a dog that attacked another passenger in the subway is set to
United Airlines bans dozens of dogs and cat breeds from cargo hold under new pet travel policy
Among the pets the new policy bans from transporting in the cargo hold are dozens of breeds of dogs and cats, including Boston Terriers, boxers, pugs and Pekingese dogs, and Persian and Himalayan cats. The program will accept only dogs and cats; no other animal will be allowed in the cargo hold area.
United also said it would stop transporting animals between May 1 and Sept. 30 for travel to and from Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Phoenix and Tuscon because of the extreme heat in those destinations during summer months.
Affenpinscher, Alangu, Alano Espanol, American Bulldog, American Bully, American Mastiff, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Amstaff, Argentinian Mastiff, Belgian Malinois, Boerboel, Boston Terrier, Boxer, Brazilian Mastiff, Brussels Griffon, Bulldog, Bullmastiff, Bully Kutta, Burmese Cat, Ca de Bou, Canary Mastiff, Cane Corso, Cao de Fila, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow Chow, Dogo Argentino, Dogo Canario, Dogue de Bordeaux, Dutch Pug, English Bulldog, English Mastiff, English Toy Spaniel, Exotic Shorthair Cat, Fila Brasileiro, French Bulldog, French Mastiff, Himalayan Cat, Indian Mastiff, Italian Mastiff, Japanese Chin, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Pug, Japanese Spaniel, Japanese Tosa, Kangal, Las Vegas, Lhasa Apso, Mallorquin Mastiff, Mastiff, Mastin Espanol, Mastino Napoletano, Neapolitan Mastiff, Old English Bulldogges, Pakastani Mastiff, Palm Springs, Pekingese, Perro de Presa Canario, Persian Cat, Phoenix, Pit Bull, Presa Canario, Prince Charles Spaniel, Pug, Pyrenean Mastiff, Shar-Pei, Shih-Tzu, Shorty Bulldogs, South African Mastiff, Spanish Alano, Spanish Bulldog, Spanish Mastiff, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Staffys, Tibetan Mastiff, Tibetan Spaniel, Tosa, Tosa Inu, Tosa Ken, Tucson, Turkish Kangal, United Airlines
Renters, don’t falsify your pit bull as a ‘service animal’ in Oklahoma
Paid-for certification of service animals — bought online or anywhere else — never passed the smell test, and now it doesn’t pass the legal test in Oklahoma. Supporting documentation that was acquired through purchase or exchange of funds for goods and services shall be presumed to be fraudulent supporting documentation.
Delta limits emotional support animals, prohibits pit bulls as service or support animals
Delta Air Lines will limit each passenger to one emotional support animal and will prohibit pit bulls as service or support animals on flights, effective July 10.
Woman registers pit bull as service animal after city citations
ASHLAND, Miss. — It’s clear Debra St. Charles loves her dog Madison. Now she’s fighting the city to keep her beloved pit bull mix.
“Maddy is just a big, goofy girl. She’s my goofy girl,” St. Charles said.
St. Charles said she’s had one-year-old Maddy since she was a puppy. Maddy was originally was set to be a bait dog, St. Charles said, so she took her in.
“I had all the intentions of just giving her a boost in life and getting rid of her, but Maddy saved me. I can’t let her go. I can’t. I’m fighting for her,” St. Charles said .
But owning a pit bull in the city of Ashland, Mississippi is against a city ordinance. An alderman said the ordinance has been in place for years.