Do you know how big a 4 lb dog is? This dog could not get loose, as it does not know how to unzip a zipper and to impede an exit...are you kidding? This size dog could not impede an exit. The carrier is small too. Like the old fashion carry on make up cases.
When I moved we had to fly our large Irish Setter as we moved across the country and had no car. Our car caught on fire the day before we left. It was horrible. Her crate had not been secured properly in the hold. It broke loose and box and luggage landed on her cage and the luggage and her flopped around the kennel loose. Her crate...a heavy strong crate was damaged, and smashed. She could not even stand up in the crate. The airlines did not even care. We took her to the vet. No broken bones, but many bruises!!! If that had been my 4 lb dog she would be dead.
My girlfriend had to fly her mother's cat to her house after the funeral of her Mom. She had promised her Mom that she would take care of the cat until it died. It died in the cargo hold because of the cold.
Here is some information as to why one would not put the pet in a cargo hold, much less a 4 lb. dog...
I have personally heard of too many stories about pets being killed or seriously injured while flying in cargo. There are many stories of Dogs overheating or freezing in the cargo hold.
How cruel.....
Once again...back to the subject....$300.00 for a round trip is airplane robbery...
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