SPIRIT AIRLINES TOLD WOMAN TO FLUSH HER PET HAMSTER

Last November, Belen Aldecosea was flying home from college to South Florida. She twice called Spirit Airlines to ensure she could bring along Pebbles, her pet dwarf “emotional support” hamster. The airline told her it would be no problem. But when Aldecosea arrived at the Baltimore airport, Spirit refused to allow the hamster on the flight. Being alone, with the plane on schedule to take off, Aldecosea was stuck. She says a Spirit airline representative suggested flushing Pebbles down an airport toilet. Panicked and needing to return home promptly to deal with a medical issue, Aldecosea unsuccessfully tried renting a car and then agonized for hours before doing the unthinkable. She flushed Pebbles. Spirit denies that anybody told her to flush the hamster. Aldecosea, 21, of Miami Beach, is now considering filing a lawsuit against Spirit over the conflicting instructions that wound up pressuring her into making an anguished decision with a pet certified by her doctor as an emotional support animal.
* That’s not as bad as that lady who had to flush her emotional support peacock down the toilet. Or am I remembering that wrong?
* Her doctor ought to be flushed down the toilet for certifying a hamster as an emotional support animal.
* Why not use emotional support STUFFED animals – like every kid on the planet?
* As Pebbles was circling the drain, it was thinking, “Why? Why? Was I not supportive enough?”
* You can see the airline’s point of view, right? A hamster on the plane could have caused a catastrophic disaster!
* Folks, whenever you’re planning something bizarre involving a big corporation … record all your phone calls.