THIS is the heartless moment a passenger abandons her puppy at check-in after she was told she couldn’t board her flight with the adorable goldendoodle.
The cute pooch was ditched at the ticket counter inside Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport after its owner didn’t have the right documentation to bring the pet onto the plane.
The 2-year-old pup has been renamed Jet Blue after being left behind at the airportCredit: LVMPD
The heartless traveller was arrested for ditching her pupCredit: LVMPD
Police officers questioned the woman who had made it to the boarding gate without her pupCredit: LVMPD
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department were called to the gate on February 2 after staff reported the poor pup had been tied to a metal carry-on baggage sizer and left behind at the JetBlue ticket counter.
The cruel owner didn’t even glance back as she walked away from her 2-year-old furry friend.
Police said airline staff had advised the owner she was required to complete online documentation in order to travel with the animal as a service dog.
When the required paperwork was not completed, the passenger was denied a boarding pass.
She then left the dog behind and proceeded through the airport to the departure gate anyway.
Officers later located her at Gate D1 and escorted her back through security.
In the police cam footage, the woman can be heard becoming defensive when asked why she had abandoned her dog.
She stated the airline would not allow her to fly with it and claimed the dog had a tracking device — implying it was acceptable to leave the animal behind and it would return to her.
“I’m gonna throw my bags down because I’m exhausted,” she huffed.
The police officer responded: “No, what we’re gonna do is walk you back to where your dog’s at and give you a citation, because you left your dog at the ticket counter.”
“I was trying to rebook my flight,” the woman insisted.
“So you walk down here? To rebook your flight? And left your dog there?” the officer balked.
“Yes. That’s what they told me at the counter,” she claimed.
“To walk out here without your dog?!” he scoffed.
The woman, who was not identified, was arrested and booked on charges for animal abandonment and resisting arrest, the LVMPD said.
Airport employees and LVMPD Officers immediately stepped in to care for the puppy, now affectionately named Jet Blue, while the owner was processed.
Animal Protective Services have since taken custody of Jet Blue.
Unsurprisingly, after the mandatory 10-day hold period passed the owner never returned.
Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas stepped in and found foster care for Jet Blue.
Jet Blue will soon be placed in a new, loving home.
The adorable pup has now been placed in foster careCredit: LVMPD
Airline staff spring to action after realising the pup had been abandonedCredit: LVMPD
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