A female in Pennsylvania is anticipated to deal with charges for deserting her dog at an airport parking area after staff informed her she could not take it on board without a cage.
According to the Allegheny County Police Department, the seven-year-old French bulldog was discovered “ignored in a stroller” by officers near a short-term parking area at Pittsburgh International Airport on Friday early morning.
Officers informed NBC affiliate WPIX the dog was “extremely mild” when approached and it appeared in good health.
An examination later on revealed the lady abandoned her animal after airline company staff notified her it required to be in a cage to board the airplane. The lady then left her dog at a parking area prior to boarding her flight.
An examination later on revealed that the lady abandoned her animal after airline company staff notified her that it required to be in a cage to board the airplane
Officers had the ability to determine the owner through the dog’s microchip however their efforts to call her were not successful.
“County cops called the state dog warden to securely turn over the dog. A charge of animal desertion is anticipated to be submitted versus the owner by the state dog warden,” the department said.
Police said they anticipate to submit charges versus the lady for animal desertion, which brings an optimum fine of as much as $1,000.
