Awful: Traveler Abandons Dog At Pittsburgh Airport To Go On Vacation

The older I get, the less I like people and the more I like dogs.

I did not read this beyond the headline. Why would you even report this?

That's society today. Want to own a dog but don't want the responsibility.

How terrible. But probably best that the dog gets a new person. Can’t imagine this one treated him / her very well.

not defending the outcome, but isn't it possible that the traveler called a local contact who then agreed to come to the airport and pick up the dog? "I'll leave him right near short term parking with his food/water."

One way ticket to Moscow for scum like this

Aren’t French bulldogs (at least puppies) in-demand?
I thought people actually pay crazy $$$ for that breed.

As a recent (rescue) dog Dad, it makes me sad too.

Can't wait for Eskimo to make a tortured 'connection' between this story and Xi Jinping CCP and/or aircraft automation..

Why wouldn’t he do a story on this? It’s an aviation related incident.

It’s also possible that she called her sister in LA to fly in to pick up the dog. Surely that’s what happened.

If this morally bankrupt individual is part of your life, it's time to walk away like she did the dog.

She couldn't take a later flight and put the pup in a kennel? This story breaks my heart.

AMEN!!

I wish that people would have the same emphaty as they have for this doggo for pigs, chickens and other animals, which are kept their whole lifes in le conditions and slaugher mercilessly at the end. The sky and earth differenc between "Abandoned doggo!" and "Bacon, yummy!" is truly absurd.

Yes I agree. A pig is more intelligent than a dog yet they eat pork and Bacon like it's going out of style.. same with beef. its cognitive dissonance.

Bacon is yummy.

This. Owner must be profligate and cruel. A wicked 1-2.

Nah. These people have always existed. Just nobody reported on it with so many details. Thank goodness for the miles and points game without which blogs like this one wouldn't exist to report upon these horrors of humanity is more like it.

In the year 2024, there may be a story where the woman goes back to her car, gets the gun in the glove compartment and does what some hospices do, kill the dog. It would ne shocking but not a surprise.

Sir, this is a Wendy’s.

I hope some internet sleuths track down who this is a SHAME HER. Also, that airline should BAN HER for life and so should the Pittsburgh Airport since their employees had to clean up HER MESS.

A couple also attempted to abandon their infant in Tel Aviv https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/travel/article/baby-left-airport-scli-intl/index.html

LOL, take that Vegan nonsense elsewhere. This is a travel blog dear(s). We like towers of bacon in our lounges and strips in our Bloody Mary's and Chicken Medallions in our food trays on flights. Bye Felicia!

What a mad state of affairs! In one place thugs try to dognap frenchies for ransom and even maim and kill dogwalkers when they don’t comply. And here a careless person abandons such a valuable breed in the most cavalier way! So sad.

I do hope there is a list out there that prevents people from owning another dog. This person sounds like she can buy another dog when she gets home kinda person.

When we purchased our previous home in Denver the woman who sold it was slow to move out on move out day. We noticed her cat still in the yard and she commented “oh I’ll come back for him later maybe. Or he’s yours” and laughed. We thought it was a joke. She never came back and she stopped responding to her realtor. We couldn’t keep him as we have two immune compromised cats. We had to take him to a shelter where they attempted to contact her but she never responded. A few days later he found a new family.

In psychology there’s strong evidence that people who abandon, abuse, or kill animals will do the exact same thing to humans. So always keep away from these people.

I volunteer at my local dog kennel helping to walk dogs at weekends, post pandemic the amount of dogs that are literally tied up at the gates or puppies in boxes is heartbreaking. They have to put down so many every month because they just don’t have the space and supply outweighs demand. I hope this dog finds a better forever home, I bet an airport employee will adopt.

Without Roe v Wade, you get an inbred John who is dumb enough to link animal abandonment with soon to be obsolete pilots.

That's what happens when you're not mature enough to take care of another life, let it be humans or pets.
But you can't blame baby Johnny for having terrible inbred parents.

I'll take the dog and pay her fines

Despicable. Also, as a BT owner - that is a Boston Terrier not a French Bulldog.

That’s a Boston Terrier, not a Frenchy. (I’m a Boston Terrier owner). Both are popular but the Frenchy is more popular. Regardless, even if it were a mutt - what a horrible human being.

Humans are the worst creatures on earth. The press should report her name.

Pretty sure the lil cutie that is the subject of the article is a Boston Terrier, not a frenchie.

I'm a dog dad and would sooner leave my spouse behind than my dog.

I would happily take this dog and give it a forever home. The owner was never a good owner and he/she needs someone who would treat it right as it grows older

The owner should be chained to a light fixture with a bowl of water and food and left behind!!

Sociopathy usually becomes highly evident in these people as they become late teens or early adults. Agree - it can often manifest as cruelty to animals at the outset. Indeed stay well away from them. When things like this occur, their only place in this world is in a santorium, or behind bars.

I hear THAT.

When people have pets because a pet is like a LV handbag.

But you took the time to post…. @$$.

I wish that some people would stop hijacking discussions about one thing in order to shove their sometimes worthy but always irrelevant personal causes down everyone's throats.

There, fixed it for you.

Presumably the airline knows who this cretin is, and can point the authorities in his direction so he can be charged and punished for abandoning an animal. He should also be banned from flying.

I would rather dumb my hole family at the curb, before my dog Kenzo.
I guess he would also appreciate the AA catering in first class, much more then them 😀

Actually Willy WADR I was trying to say, without saying, is the bad choices made by the yutes today. Single female, flying to resort vacay, carrying "es dog", in stroller, with no clue of real life protocols. I do assume she called fam/friend and figured a "handoff" as a solution so she could fix it and catch her plane. The outcome is still horrible, but she didn't necessarily abandon the dog in her mind. I look forward to the news update, but I agree the choice sucked. I fear for this generation of influencers.

You are what is wrong with the world right now. A fucking dog prefered over fellow human family members. Horrible

The woman should never get this dog back!! It should go to one of the thousands of people who would love and take care of this baby like a family member like it should be. I would take it in a hot minute and love him/ her so much. This is just inhumane. PLEASE don’t give this dog back to her and prosecute her to the fullest extent of the law!!

Being a puppy friend of our fur children, that is a Capital Offense and she should be punished appropriately, I would abandon her in Somalia, 4ever

Let me guess, you're a cat person, right?

There are dogs out there that deserve much better owners than they have, like this poor dog and the one that was abandoned at the Des Moines airport last winter.

Just makes me sad and angry. One day while my wife and I were driving to a friend's yard sale, we saw a person throw a young kitten out of their car window into a vacant lot. Fortunately, we saw it happen, so we were able to recover the kitten, bandage it up and take it to the humane society. My wife is allergic to cats, and we were living in an apartment at the time that did not allow pets, so we could not keep the kitten.

This one-sided story might have a different side given all all the reports of staff being "unhelpful". Here's a possible scenario:
Arrives at checkin with dog in carrier used for years only to be told it is no longer acceptable for some minor reason. Tries to reason but is rejected. Then tries to find another way to solve the problem by proposing a "support animal" (a trick the pg used to advocate years ago). No flexibility.
For some unknown reason the trip is extremely important and cannot be cancelled.
Not probably but possible. Arrogant checkin person highest likelihood.

This person is too lazy/stupid/irresponsible to have a dog. Couldn't make the effort to find out the requirements to take the Dog, or board it. Leave it at home for goodness sake! Shameful!

What this dog owner probably thought before deciding to abandon doggy at airport and jet off to vacay:

1. He will be safe as he will be found very shortly.
2. He will soon be brought to authorized personnel at the airport who will transfer him to an animal shelter.
3. People will be tripping over themselves to give him a new home.
4. After returning, can get a new dog, which will be a lot cheaper than changing vacation plans.

What she probably did not calculate into her ruthless decision was the cost of the animal abandonment fine that she will be slapped with. Surprise! Ha!

Wow, really bending over backward to try to frame the perpetrator as the victim. But even if it were to have gone down exactly as you speculate -- which I do not concede and is pure imagination -- that's still no excuse to have done what she did.

Fell for it again (.....4 times now?).
Hook, line, and sinker.

A la Paris Hilton, who probably spends more time with her accessory dogs than her newborn child.

Horrible. When we got our dog 15 years ago and weren’t sure if he would meet the airline’s maximum height and length restrictions for in cabin pets during online check in, we canceled the trip and stayed home instead, as we could NEVER imagine abandoning him then - or now (he’ll be 16 in three weeks!).

And this was back in 2008 when airlines charged fairly high fees for changes and cancellations.

If that's the case then at the very least there should've been a note left with the dog.

Found the guy that would leave his own animal and/or probably kids at the airport.

Sorry pal. The responsibility is STILL ON THE OWNER. At the end of the day, she still decided to abandon her pet. That was completely and utterly hers and her decision alone. It actually doesn't matter what preceded. Her bad planning or the airlines refusal doesn't mean she gets to drop her obligations to her dependents (animal or otherwise).

I suppose you'd be okay with a child just outside of lap sitting range, also being left in a stroller outside a parking area? Surprise surprise! there are laws against that too.

I hope the person's name ends up being released...

This is crazy that lady is not a dog lover and only cares about herself she should never be able to own another pet especially a dog ! I am sick in my stomach to think anyone could do this !! Maybe some one should treat her like that !! And do the same to her !!!!!

How is that irrelevant?? It’s literally a post about an animal and ,ost commenters here are outraged but then they’re happy to torture and kill animals for dinner.
If you claim you “love animals” but pay to torture and kill them then you don’t love animals.
What’s the difference between a dog and a pig??

Straight to jail.