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The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a woman accused of abandoning her two-year-old golden doodle at Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) after she was told she lacked the required paperwork to travel with the dog as a service animal. The incident occurred on February 2nd, but authorities only recently released details following the publication of police body camera footage showing the woman’s arrest.
According to law enforcement, the woman arrived late at night at Terminal 3 for a JetBlue flight. She reportedly brought her puppy with her and intended to travel with the dog as a service animal. However, JetBlue staff discovered that the woman had not completed the required online documentation to certify the animal as a trained service dog. Without the proper forms submitted in advance, airline staff declined to issue a boarding pass. JetBlue contacted police at approximately 11:39 PM and officers located the woman at the departure gate.
Police say that at some point after being denied boarding, the woman tied the dog to a metal post near the check-in counter and proceeded through Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening toward the gate. In the released body camera footage, the woman claimed she had only passed through security to arrange a rebooking. She also told officers that the puppy was fitted with a tracking device and suggested that leaving the dog behind was acceptable because it could return to her. As officers escorted her back through the security checkpoint to the check-in area, authorities allege that she became hostile and resisted attempts to detain her. She was subsequently arrested on charges of animal abandonment and resisting arrest.
The abandoned dog was taken into temporary custody by Las Vegas Animal Protective Services. A local animal charity got involved after the mandatory 10-day holding period lapsed without the woman returning to claim the dog. The puppy has since been renamed Jet Blue and is currently in foster care while awaiting placement with a permanent adoptive family.
Thankfully, this dog is safe. Last year, I wrote about a woman at Orlando International Airport (MCO) who drowned her dog in an airport toilet after she was told that she did not have the right paperwork and could not board with the animal. The Orlando Police Department arrested her under suspicion of animal cruelty. On December 16, 2024, an airport cleaning person found a dead animal in the trash of an airport bathroom before security at Orlando International Airport (MCO). The employee noted that the woman had been in one of the stalls for a long time and that she was attempting to clean up “a lot of water and a lot of dog food” from the floor. The employee left the restroom and returned 20 minutes later to clean it and found the trash can to be much heavier than usual. She opened the trash and found the dead dog, its leash, collar, and dog tag stuffed inside.
Anthony’s Take: I don’t know what is wrong with people. Pets are not disposable. I’m glad that this puppy will get a happy ending, but people should not adopt or purchase animals if they cannot care for and love them.
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