Pet escorts needed!

[El Graduado]

What the heck were you thinking?

As I said in my post, it was a couple of friends of mine who had this experience, not me.

Even so, I don't think I would have been one to volunteer to take the pooch; I would imagine there are plenty of dogs in the US waiting to be euthanized that can be adopted, so I can't see myself carrying coals to Newcastle.

 

[Zeagle Eagle]

Somebody has been watching too much Locked Up Abroad. The escort volunteers are one of the many lifelines of the Cozumel Humane Society. I am not even sure how to respond to this it is so far out of left field. Maybe I am a sucker, but doubt it. I guess the moral is if you want to help do it, if you don't, don't. If you are uncomfortable don't take the dog. In my 3 experiences everything has been great, every I dotted every t crossed and done with the utmost of professionalism. I for one choose to help and hope to again later this month.

Zman it's not a matter of choice or comfort-ability. It's the law. What planet do you live on where you think it's okay to bring something aboard an airplane that may compromise it? Do not take anything from strangers. If you don't know what's in it then don't bring it on an airplane. I am sure if you bother to call the TSA and get some facts from them, you might change your opinion. El Graduado has already shown us one case where the courier had no idea. I am a dog lover. I own a beautiful lab; but it looks like the Cozumel Humane Society needs to do a better job monitoring their program. It appears there may be some serious safety concerns that may jeopardize their program if they don't get proper protocol in place to prevent the program from being abused. I would be happy to escort a dog from Cozumel to the states; but, I guarantee I want to know everything about that dog and I want to see some sort of ID from the guy that hands it to me and official paperwork that tells me that dog has gone through security.

 

[Mike]

Normally I'd be like, 'whatever' and roll my eyes but in the world we live in today Zeagle Eagle actually has a valid point. Sad, but really he's right. These idiots have tried underwear bombs, shoe bombs, letter bombs, a dog bomb really isn't that far fetched.

 

[Zman96]

Zman it's not a matter of choice or comfort-ability. It's the law. What planet do you live on where you think it's okay to bring something aboard an airplane that may compromise it? Do not take anything from strangers. If you don't know what's in it then don't bring it on an airplane. I am sure if you bother to call the TSA and get some facts from them, you might change your opinion. El Graduado has already shown us one case where the courier had no idea. I am a dog lover. I own a beautiful lab; but it looks like the Cozumel Humane Society needs to do a better job monitoring their program. It appears there may be some serious safety concerns that may jeopardize their program if they don't get proper protocol in place to prevent the program from being abused. I would be happy to escort a dog from Cozumel to the states; but, I guarantee I want to know everything about that dog and I want to see some sort of ID from the guy that hands it to me and official paperwork that tells me that dog has gone through security.

I understand the law fully. However do you know for 100% sure the souvenir bottle of Tequila you bought from a store on ave 10 isn't laden with explosives? How dramatic do we want to get. With all of the dogs we have escorted back from Coz we have always been in full contact with the Humane Society person who brings the dog to the airport for many days if not weeks before. At the airport the dogs go through a more thorough screening than you or I. I don't understand what you mean that the Humane Society needs to monitor their program more closely. For El Graduado's friend if they felt funny they should have declined taking the dog if he was uncomfortable with the time the person showed up along with the condition of the dog. In my experiences and the other experiences of friends of ours that have done this it has been fully professional. Every time we have gotten to the airport the escort and the dog are there, usually walking and playing with the dog trying to keep it calm, while still trying to burn energy for its long flight. Your last statement I agree with you should know everything about the dog that is your right.

 

[SoCalRich]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for a stray dog from a foreign country???????? I'm sure the local humane societies in the communities where these dogs end up. Would be glad to receive the volunteered time, effort, and money, that is spend on these dogs. It's great that so many people have such generous hearts. But "CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME". It's not as glamours as a pet rescue from mexico. But choosing to support our own communities first is a more patriotic use of personal resources.

 

[cvchief]

, a dog bomb really isn't that far fetched.

Did I misread it? I thought EG said that the dog did in fact explode?

 

[Zman96]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for a stray dog from a foreign country???????? I'm sure the local humane societies in the communities where these dogs end up. Would be glad to receive the volunteered time, effort, and money, that is spend on these dogs. It's great that so many people have such generous hearts. But "CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME". It's not as glamours as a pet rescue from mexico. But choosing to support our own communities first is a more patriotic use of personal resources.

Can't be both? My dog is from the shelter in the town I live in. I have donated many items to them, but why do the two have to be mutually exclusive?

 

[Zeagle Eagle]

The bottle of Tequila I bought on avenue 10 I know for certain isn't laden with explosives because I check it.

Because you have 100 successful transfers does not alleviate the fact that one squeezed through. If one dog sneaks it's too many.

You said dogs are screened more thoroughly than you or I. And, you know this how? Do you have some special access to the baggage area?

 

[Zman96]

The bottle of Tequila I bought on avenue 10 I know for certain isn't laden with explosives because I check it.

Because you have 100 successful transfers does not alleviate the fact that one squeezed through. If one dog sneaks it's too many.

You said dogs are screened more thoroughly than you or I. And, you know this how? Do you have some special access to the baggage area?

Actually yes, when they (dogs) are screened you are brought into a special area of the airport behind the ticket counters where a very thorough exam is done. They are frisked, scanned and visually inspected, it takes about 5 minutes.

 

[Zeagle Eagle]

Really, they have a scanner behind the ticket counter that you have access to?

Can you explain what El Guardo was talking about? The people who were supposed to deliver the dog to them with all the appropriate papers didn't show up until the very last second before the plane departed, and simply handed off the dog in its pet carrier and left.

That doesn't seem like a secure system to me.

I will check this out on my next COZ trip and if it checks out legit, I may bring a couple back with me. One caveat, I don't do diapers.