When you journey along with your pet, you count on your pet to soundly attain your vacation spot while you do. But that is not what occurred to the Kopp household when their cat Rodri went lacking on a flight in Europe on March 8.
When the household landed in Athens and was able to board their subsequent flight to Munich, Germany, an airline consultant from Aegean Airlines confirmed Kopp the cat provider the place Rodri had traveled in, and a big part of plastic on the highest of one of many carriers had been damaged off, leaving a gap sufficiently big for a cat to get by means of, and the provider was empty.
Rodri was {a partially} blind avenue cat that Mary Gomes Kopp and her husband, Alyssa’s stepfather, rescued within the Greek island of Crete, the place they’ve a home. They take care of about 60 stray cats and Rodri was present in a pile of trash.
CNN experiences that Kopp advised them, “We caught her, and took her to the vet, who closed [her missing eye] rather well, however he stated that her second eye was already turning white, and that when she was older and was able to be neutered, it’d be higher to fly her to Germany to an animal hospital, not only a vet. He stated they might deal with it higher in Germany.”
Mary was flying Rodri to Germany the place Alyssa Kopp might deal with her after her surgical procedure.
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How Rodri Went Missing
At Chania airport, a consultant for Aegean Airlines checked the paperwork and cleared the animals for the flight. The household had paid $390 for the three cats.
After they have been proven the damaged provider with Rodri lacking, neither Chania or Athens airport would take accountability.
CNN goes on to report, “Gomes Kopp has made 4 return journeys to Athens after receiving tip-offs of attainable sightings, they stated, however was initially solely allowed to go looking public areas. Aegean Airlines has coated three of her eight flights to seek for Rodri. After receiving one other handful of attainable Rodri sightings at Chania. Gomes Kopp was allowed into an plane loading space one time, however has not been allowed again since. The household says subsequent efforts to search out the cat have hit a brick wall, with workers at each airports eradicating posters, and staff from Chania returning a humane cat lure.”
Meanwhile, Aegean Airlines has not responded to the household in over a month.
I am unable to even think about what this poor household goes by means of, and to haven’t any data in over a month is inexcusable.
My coronary heart breaks for them. I hope that Rodri is discovered or they discover out what occurred to her. They deserve that no less than. It actually makes you suppose twice about touring with a pet.
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