As a PS to this 'story' A couple of years ago I transported a bitch with Ac cargo through Mtl and she too ended up 'lost' and upon initial inquiries was 'put off' however again I persisted (or annoyed) until I got answers,..and found my bitch in a vet shelter near Mtl airport . She was due for transport the following am...but it took alot of heart wrenching fighting to find this out. If any of you have had a dog 'lost' during transport,..it is an awful sickening feeling. I am unsure if it is Mtl airport who are irresponsible,..or if AC cargo just have a bunch of morons working for them. Just info for all of you to be aware of,.... Colleen Colleen&Peter Aucoin wrote: > Ok,..first let me say I hate Air Canada Cargo,..they are rude, uncaring, > > irresponsible A-holes!! > Now to explain.... > This morning (Sat) I awoke early to take my male to my vet for a semen > collection which was prepared (fresh chilled) to be transported to > Montreal. The flight was booked & paid for by the bitch owner. > Progesterone testing has been done, so as we know there is a very small > window of insemination,...the package was to leave Hfx at 12noon,..and > arrive at it's destination no more than a couple hrs later. I went to a > BDay pty this evening,..only to arrive home to a frantic phone call from > the bitches owner that the package did not arrive. > I am relentless when it comes to an injustice,..that said, I get on the > phone to AC cargo,..Hfx# transfers to Toronto,..only to tel me that Mtl > call centre is closed as of 7:30pm..I persist,..a human must be in Mtl > accepting cargo arriving tonite,..I finally get transfered..put on hold > after talking to a human,..on hold 10+ min...to be told 'his' Mgr > suggests I write down their claims phone#. I ask to speak to him,,...I > am told it's an inside line can;t be done,..I ask to be > transfered,...Nope,..refused to be done,..I ask for the Mgrs > name,..Oh,..the agent "forgets" his mghe s name!! WHAT!! OMG,..I cannot > believe what I am hearing,..so ask the agent to phone his mgr back & ask > him his name,..I am told to have e a > good day,..and I am hung up on! > Moral of this story,..if you are transporting any time sensitive goods > ie: fresh chilled semen,...Do Not use Air Canada.!!!! > Thanks for listening. > oh,..and I was told as a 'consolation' that the pkg will be on the > 'next available flight ' tomorrow at 12pm!! Hmm,,...little swimmers > might be dead,..or the bitch could already be out! > Colleen > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original > author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any > kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the > Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE > PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ============================================================================ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.19/1938 - Release Date: 02/06/09 > 17:28:00 > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================