@Vin ********

If you are done, then click on my profile and block me. The feral dog you dismissed was a 6 month old pup that the local American oil company wanted shot within 12 hours. I had seen how the local police took out a dog with mange with a Webley revolver: 4 shots at point blank because they couldn't shoot straight. I rescued the dog and it went onto live another 18 happy years in the UK with its mate. The head vet felt the dog needed to be sedated for the trip.

Since this thread was about an unattributed photo with only half the story, and whether that was an accurate representation of the special quiet area reserved for animals, this link shows the reality: they go in the hold with the rest of the luggage and a tarp thrown up. 36

@Roman *********

The complication pertaining to Thailand is that most trips include more than one carrier, and transiting includes very hot countries were there are not the same standards.

@Roman *********

Hear hear. Dogs and cats don't have the same awareness of time as we do. When they are stuffed into a dark box, they have no idea if they will see their and get fed again. If at the other end they greet their owner with a wagging tail, it's not because they enjoyed the trip, it's relief that they are not going to starve to death. Transporting a pet is not to be taken lightly, and the welfare of the animal has to be the number one consideration, not the comfort of the owner.

@Lynnette ******

some people take them on vacation to Thailand. Some in this discussion think that's fine.

@Lynnette ******

Yes, hysterical reactions and false accusations

@Vin ********

one was a feral dog, the other was a European dog imported by expatriates in the desert. Dogs do die in transit due to physiological stress. To deny that is being deliberately ignorant. There have been people posting on this group about taking dogs to Thailand for a two week holiday. Are you one of those?

@Lynnette ******

No, you just made up a false argument, what is called a strawman. You ignored whst i stated about support animals. You didn't read what I stated. You are based I see in the UK. Minimum transit from UK to Thailand is 12 hours. If traveling from North America, travel times easily exceed 20 hours. You are unaware of US government statistics of pet deaths and injuries during and just after a US domestic flight. Between 2010 and 2020, 250 pets died on US domestic flights, another 170 were injured. 20 were lost by the airlines. I've no reason to suppose US airlines are worse than European, Middle Eastern and Asian carriers. I suspect they are towards the top of the safety spectrum. Extrapolating to global flights by all carriers and that's hundreds of animals per year. You are not aware of this. This group is not for your ranty posts attacking others for non thailand related postings. In the words of Michael Caine, calm down.

@Lynnette ******

Pets die every year following air transport. Airlines even lose pets. Unless the pet is a support animal,they should not be flown on long haul holiday flights merely for the gratification of the owner. Book into kennels like other people. The animals will be happier there than 20 hours of terror. And jet airlines are not quiet when you have walloping RR or PW engines 6 foot from your head.

@Lynnette ******

Quit posting random photos then. The way Facebook groups work is not every has a posting placed in their feeds at the same time. Don't be assuming everyone has seen the posting you are whinging about. Calm down. The photo is normal if you are flying on a small team with say a performing dog team.