Reply #42: a couple of points [View All]

[welshTerrier2]

first, you asked "who am i to pass judgment?"

well, i am entitled to my opinion on the conduct of others and my view is that good pet owners are deeply dedicated to their pets and value all life equally ... i understand others might disagree but those are nevertheless my views and values ...

what's probably more important here is that the policy is absolutely bogus ... i believe this same policy was in place in NO and i believe (not sure) it has since been reversed ... the main reason given was that many residents stayed behind ...

it's easy to say "well, that's the CHOICE they made" ... a good policy would have taken into account the choices that people do make ... a good policy would have found a way to meet the needs of the people which for many, includes their pets ...

the US policy is an outrage ... you might as well tell me people have to leave their children behind ... for me, and i understand many disagree, there is NO difference ... my dog is family ... period!!

if the policy makers choose to value people over pets, so be it ... they should then give first priority to people and NOT say that pets will not be transported ... let those with pets be treated as second class citizens and be remanded to the second wave of flights ... to ban pets altogether is diseased thinking ... it lacks humanity ... it lacks compassion ... it epitomizes a cold, heartless bureaucracy ...