Posted by Bonnie on February 9, 2007, 9:30 am IF YOU ARE FLYING DOGS PLEASE BE AWARE THAT MULTIPLE LAYERS OF SECURITY CHECKS CAN BE PERFORMED WHILE HANDLING YOUR DOGS DURING AND AFTER CHECK-IN AT YOUR AIRLINES PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING STEPS WHEN FLYING YOUR DOGS - Carefully inspect your own crates. Check all locks, screws and connections. Have zip ties readily available. Drill holes at the top and both sides of the crate. This will allow you to add the zip ties AFTER the Transportation Security Administration's inspection of the crate. - When checking in, have the ticket agent call a TSA agent over or ask where to take the crate to a TSA security station for inspection before handing the dog over to the AIRLINES for shipping. Airline employees may not know to do so. TSA work for the US Government and AIRPORT not the airlines. - After TSA inspects the crate they will place a Homeland Security tag on the crate and then the zip ties can be applied to further secure the dog. - Post a sign that says DO NOT OPEN EXCEPT IN EMERGENCY & ONLY IN AN ENCLOSED ROOM on top of the crate, above the door. - Post your contact information, including CELL PHONE NUMBER boldly on all sides of the crate, with instructions to contact you immediately if needed for the handling of your dog. Keep your cell phone on until the very last minute. - Let the airline personnel know to immediately notify you in the event any additional security checks are needed. - Do not hesitate to request your dog NOT be transported on a tug to the aircraft. - Ask where your dog will be kept until loaded. Go to your gate and watch the crate being loaded. Dogs are last to load and first off, this is an FAA rule. - Tell the ticket agent at the gate you are waiting for a dog to be loaded before you board the plane. If you MUST board the plane before the dog is loaded, tell the flight attendant to notify the Captain to confirm the dog has been safely loaded (describe the crate) or you will have to get off the plane! - Upon arrival, make sure your crate was taken off the plane. - DO NOT BE SHY, ask questions. Make people aware. Be assertive but professional and take whatever steps necessary to insure your dogs are handled correctly. - Your knowledge and involvement can mean a world of difference in the safe handling of your dog. STILL MISSING from JFK Airport - Vivi, the whippet - any info please call 877-JFK-VIVI __._,_.___
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Bonnie
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