Owner of dead kitten offered air fare plus $50

This is just so sad. :(

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The outcome may have been slightly different had the cat not been hairless.

The outcome may have been slightly different had the cat not been hairless.

ThePerro

They basically killed the person's cat, and they're only offering her a cargo reimbursement?

For ****'s sake, Delta.

They basically killed the person's cat, and they're only offering her a cargo reimbursement?

For ****'s sake, Delta.

As a cat lover this story pisses me off.

well, seeing as it's delta I am not suprised. This is the same company that stole my buddies DS in it's case while they were "inspecting it"

They basically killed the person's cat, and they're only offering her a cargo reimbursement?

For ****'s sake, Delta.

GabuEx

They basically killed the person's cat, and they're only offering her a cargo reimbursement?

For ****'s sake, Delta.

GabuEx

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

They basically killed the person's cat, and they're only offering her a cargo reimbursement?

For ****'s sake, Delta.

Dark__Link

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"][QUOTE="GabuEx"]

They basically killed the person's cat, and they're only offering her a cargo reimbursement?

For ****'s sake, Delta.

rcafan

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

They basically killed the person's cat, and they're only offering her a cargo reimbursement?

For ****'s sake, Delta.

Dark__Link

While I agree that it's not a very humane way to transport a pet, the fact that Delta killed her cat and is treating it like a simple case of lost luggage is extraordinarily callous.

[QUOTE="ThePerro"]

The outcome may have been slightly different had the cat not been hairless.

Dark__Link

I object!!!

This, thing..., looks like a giant rat!! Or is it that the giant rat looks like a cat!?!? I can't even tell!!:cry:

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"][QUOTE="GabuEx"]

They basically killed the person's cat, and they're only offering her a cargo reimbursement?

For ****'s sake, Delta.

GabuEx

While I agree that it's not a very humane way to transport a pet, the fact that Delta killed her cat and is treating it like a simple case of lost luggage is extraordinarily callous.

I feel bad for the cat, but is such compensation really. . .warranted by the situation? It's a cat, not a baby.Theokhoth

Sad, but why would you buy a cat like that?

NOOOOOOOOO

I feel bad for the cat, but is such compensation really. . .warranted by the situation? It's a cat, not a baby.Theokhoth

It's also a cat, not luggage.

Poor Snickers :(

Sad, but why would you buy a cat like that?

dunl12496

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"][QUOTE="rcafan"] http://www.bringfido.com/travel/us_regulations/ yes they should know... and if this was teh case they cleary could of save the cat. its there repsonbiltiy to know if they got animals on teh plane rcafan

Poor Snickers :(

xxFallenAngel

Snickers satisfies.

They basically killed the person's cat, and they're only offering her a cargo reimbursement?

For ****'s sake, Delta.

GabuEx

Then they wonder WHY no one flies them. Because we boycott them for their inhumane stupidity.

I'm sorry, but why would someone want to own a hairless cat...ice144

Allergies.

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"][QUOTE="GabuEx"]

They basically killed the person's cat, and they're only offering her a cargo reimbursement?

For ****'s sake, Delta.

GabuEx

While I agree that it's not a very humane way to transport a pet, the fact that Delta killed her cat and is treating it like a simple case of lost luggage is extraordinarily callous.

Well, just for the sake of argument, how much is that cat actually worth?

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"] I don't really see it as a humane way to transport a pet, though... I'd think anyone who really loves their pet would make the trip by car, or have someone take care of it for however long... I feel a lot worse for the cat than the owner.MrGeezer

While I agree that it's not a very humane way to transport a pet, the fact that Delta killed her cat and is treating it like a simple case of lost luggage is extraordinarily callous.

Well, just for the sake of argument, how much is that cat actually worth?

From the sounds of the article they made a very reasonable offer that actually acknowledged that they were directly responsible for the death of a living being, then took it back and decided to just explicitly treat the dead cat as lost luggage. It's not even just the amount of reimbursement that's the issue here; there's also the fact that they're justifying it by saying that that's a standard cargo reimbursement, which basically openly says "we think of your cat as an inanimate object".

From the sounds of the article they made a very reasonable offer that actually acknowledged that they were directly responsible for the death of a living being, then took it back and decided to just explicitly treat the dead cat as lost luggage. It's not even the amount of money that's the issue here; there's also the fact that they're justifying it by saying that that's a standard cargo reimbursement, which basically openly says "we think of your cat as an inanimate object".

GabuEx

That doesn't really answer the question though.

See...you can QUANTIFY the loss by treating the cat as cargo. By treating the cat as cargo, you can then say "those cats sell for about X dollars, so here's x dollars for you to buy another cat." But once they start handing out money for stuff like emotional pain, exactly how much money are they supposed to pay? How much is that fsmily's sadness actually worth?

What was their initial offer? $2900, something like that? Well, who says that's reasonable? Who's to say that the cat's emotional value wasn't worth less than that, or way more than that? How do you actually come to the determination that $2900 is a "reasonable" offer?

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"] I don't really see it as a humane way to transport a pet, though... I'd think anyone who really loves their pet would make the trip by car, or have someone take care of it for however long... I feel a lot worse for the cat than the owner.MrGeezer

While I agree that it's not a very humane way to transport a pet, the fact that Delta killed her cat and is treating it like a simple case of lost luggage is extraordinarily callous.

Well, just for the sake of argument, how much is that cat actually worth?

buying a hairless kitten from a breeder cost about $1,000-$1,500

Sorry thats not a cat its a rat.