Re: [pyrnet] FW: breed bans on airline shipping

["Barb Bowes" <bamb@monmouth.com>]

> AMERICAN AIRLINES IMPLEMENTS BREED-SPECIFIC POLICY
> August 8, 2002
>
> The American Kennel Club (AKC) has learned that American Airlines is
> implementing a new policy prohibiting the shipment of Rottweilers,
> Doberman Pinschers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Bull Terriers,
> American Pit Bull Terriers and any mixed-breeds containing one or more
> of these breeds.  The AKC believes this policy will unfairly punish many
> responsible dog owners and has written to the airline to voice its
> concerns.
>
> The AKC strongly opposes any policy that determines a dog to be
> "dangerous" based on specific breeds or phenotypic classes of dogs.
> Regulations should not be based on breed identity.  A dog's behavior,
> and not its breed, should determine whether it is accepted for air
> shipment.
>
> The AKC is urging American Airlines to reconsider its breed-specific
> policy, and we encourage dog owners to contact the airline to request
> the same.  Please direct your letters to:
>
> Donald Carty
> Chairman and CEO, American Airlines
> PO Box 619612
> Mail Drop 2400
> DFW Airport, TX 75261-9612
>
> NOTE:
>
> In addition to e-mailing all Delegates, the AKC has posted the above
> alert on the AKC Web site home page, www.akc.org.  We are also in the
> process of contacting all parent clubs of breeds restricted in this
> policy to urge them to contact American Airlines to express opposition.
>
>