crossposted with permission shared by Peggy > > Saw this in today's Washington Post. Anyone who ever has a pet traveling by >> air, but not in the cabin, should bookmark this page for future reference: >> >> "Starting in July, consumers will have access to information on how many >> pets traveling in the baggage holds of US commercial aircraft are killed, >> lost or injured while in each airline's care. The new Department of >> Transportation policy requires US carriers to start reporting such >> incidents by May 15, and reports will begin appearing DOT's monthly Air >> Travel Consumer Report July 1 >> (http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/atcr05.htm) >> >> The government will check the airlines' self-reported data against > > consumer >> complaints to verify accuracy..." > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================