Pet escorts needed!

[Zeagle Eagle]

I am with Judy as well, I must be imagining things as well. 2 dogs we have brought back went cargo and were screened in my views better than I am. I spent more than 5 minutes in the small very hot room while 3 or 4 security guards scrutinized the paper work and without doing an invasive procedure examined the dogs thoroughly including scanning them. This is not second hand information from a friend or somebody I talked with, it was done in front of me. The in cabin dog went through security right along with me just as Judy described. I in no way being a do gooder circumvent any security procedures and don't understand you accusation towards that, nor would security allow it. It is very simple, if you are not comfortable doing it, don't, if you are it is very easy and a great help to the Humane Society.
If I was in el Graduado's friends shoes and the story went as described, I probably would have declined escorting as well if they weren't familiar with the Humane Society. As a regular visitor I know many of the people involved and my comfort level is different than a newer visitor.

The point is he didn't decline the dog as he should have and that's a problem that cannot happen again. My other point is the dogs went cargo and you say were screened better than you and that is just not the case. As a matter of fact you are not allowed in the cargo area so you wouldn't even know.

I get the fact that you think bringing dogs from a foreign country to the US is a good idea. I don't! Lets just leave it there and agree to disagree. It's not like we have an overabundance of dogs and cats in the US already.

 

[Zman96]

Ok I don't quite know how to make this more clear to you. You do go to the cargo area, whomever you talked to is incorrect. I have done this multiple times and know how it goes so I do know. Whether or not our opinions agree to do it or not to, you are misinformed and you shouldn't be saying things as facts based off of what you have heard versus those of us that have actually done it. The room is all the way to the far right of the ticket counters, there is a metal detector (just like a security) after you clear that you go into a room on the left (you can see the planes right in front of you) and they thoroughly inspect the animals. I KNOW full well the dogs were inspected better than almost any other passenger getting on that plane in Mexico, that is a fact.

 

[Zeagle Eagle]

Exactly my point. It's a metal detector not a scanner and you do not go into the cargo area it is forbidden by law. You may stand on one side of the cargo counter, the non secure area; but, you do not go into a secure sterile area.

It's not what I have heard. It's what I know. I have 35 years in this business. I have at least 15 years involved in security at the Cozumel and Cancun airports and many others. This is a pointless discussion. We should be figuring out how not to let it happen again rather than arguing about whether your dog was scanned or not. We are getting into a pointless pissing contest and wasting valuable time when we could be talking about Palancar or C-54.

 

[El Graduado]

To say I'm sorry I ever brought up the story about my friends’ plight with the pooping pooch and the puking passengers is an understatement. I thought it was an amusing story when I posted it. However, it seems that it has ruffled countless feathers (fur?) and so I decided to check back with my friends to verify the facts. Here is what I can say:

The dog delivery scheme was arranged by Cozumel Humane Society. The dog was delivered to my friends at the Cancun Airport so it could be cabin-carried to the US.

The guy delivering the dog showed up late at the predetermined exchange location OUTSIDE of the Cancun airport where he, I'm quoting my friend here, "handed off the dog and the paperwork and said everything was set with the airline. And the guy left." If you read my posting, I never said which airport it was, or anything about scanning, x-raying, weighing, feeling-up, or otherwise inspecting the dog. These were not aspects of the story I felt were important, but obviously many of you do.

My friends are avid supporters of stray dogs, stray cats, the Cozumel Humane Society, and all things animal, but they said they would not be taking dogs to the US as carry-ons anymore. Please do not blame them for what happened. They did not post the story about the escapade; I did, because I thought it was funny and worth re-telling.

I won't be posting any more on this subject.

 

[Mike]

Don't beat yourself up over it. There are some who cannot take any level of criticism of anything to do with Cozumel, be it the diving, the food, the people and now we add the Humane Society. Some believe or want to make everyone else believe that no one ever makes a mistake in Cozumel, nothing bad ever happens, everything is perfect and anyone who dares state otherwise, no matter how neutrally they do so must be wrong, lying or have some ulterior motive. Sometimes there is just no tolerance for discussions that are realistic and express the good and the bad, what in the real world we would call balance. Sometimes certain people just can't bare to have any part of a situation in a bad light and must deny the smallest of the facets because they believe it taints the entire picture. You get used to it and don't let it phase you. It's sometimes labeled the vocal minority. The protest may be very loud, but it doesn't erase the truth posted by others, the silent majority still read what's been posted and take the vocal minorities loud protest with a grain of salt. I take the stories of the good experiences and the bad experiences and just allow them to exist while some just can't bare that at all.

The mission of the Cozumel Humane society is a good one, but it's run by people. People are involved in all facets of the process and sometimes the process just breaks down, because people aren't perfect. It's not out of the realm of reason for an unusual experience to happen out of the many that go off as planned I'm sure there is room for improvement once in awhile.

 

[cvchief]

I thought it was an amusing story when I posted it.

And it still is!!

 

[kmurray719]

To say I'm sorry I ever brought up the story about my friends’ plight with the pooping pooch and the puking passengers is an understatement. I thought it was an amusing story when I posted it. However, it seems that it has ruffled countless feathers (fur?) and so I decided to check back with my friends to verify the facts. Here is what I can say:

The dog delivery scheme was arranged by Cozumel Humane Society. The dog was delivered to my friends at the Cancun Airport so it could be cabin-carried to the US.

The guy delivering the dog showed up late at the predetermined exchange location OUTSIDE of the Cancun airport where he, I'm quoting my friend here, "handed off the dog and the paperwork and said everything was set with the airline. And the guy left." If you read my posting, I never said which airport it was, or anything about scanning, x-raying, weighing, feeling-up, or otherwise inspecting the dog. These were not aspects of the story I felt were important, but obviously many of you do.

My friends are avid supporters of stray dogs, stray cats, the Cozumel Humane Society, and all things animal, but they said they would not be taking dogs to the US as carry-ons anymore. Please do not blame them for what happened. They did not post the story about the escapade; I did, because I thought it was funny and worth re-telling.

I won't be posting any more on this subject.

I think I read your posts and then zeagle's saying something about there being no security check directly after and in my head that part got added to your story. I do see that you didn't say anything about the dog not having been screened/checked in your story. So I apologize for attributing that to you and your story. My experiences have all been at the Coz airport, and the volunteers have been great. I've "known" them from facebook in advance of meeting them at the airport so there has been no question who they are or who they work for, and they've always stayed there with me until the dog was all checked in and I was going to my gate. It's too bad your friends had a much crappier experience than most. Literally

 

[judydivescoz]

And it still is!!

Might not have been funny at the time!

 

[Zeagle Eagle]

The Humane Society of the US estimates that animal shelters care for 6-8 million dogs and cats every year in the United States, of whom approximately 3-4 million are put to death. Some how, people think it's a good idea to import dogs and cats from a foreign country. Why not adopt from your local pound and save a dog or a cat?

 

[cvchief]

The Humane Society of the US estimates that animal shelters care for 6-8 million dogs and cats every year in the United States, of whom approximately 3-4 million are put to death. Some how, people think it's a good idea to import dogs and cats from a foreign country. Why not adopt from your local pound and save a dog or a cat?

Ok, yea sure. Why not spend your tourist dollars in FL instead of MX? Or in your own state?

Cuz it's Cozumel. People want to adopt a dog from 'their' Island. The magic of the place and all. The answer is obvious. You might not agree, but that doesn't mean it is without apparent reason. Why do people buy pure breeds and not simply adopt?

Besides, who else on your block has a dog that speaks Spanish. That's cool.