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re: dog almost dies at Korean Air Cargo

I purchased a dog from Overseas Thailand, dog was in flight for 18 hours it took Korean Air Cargo and Public Health, 3 long hours to stamp health cerfificate and it took customs almost 3 hours to stamp other documents totaling 6 hours, after it was flown in thats 23 hours my dog was nearly dead, had to rush it to hospital do i have any rights i alerted air cargo and public safety i was concern about the dogs health because they were taking so long they didnt seem to care do I have any rights or should their be a law that protects these animals with a time sensitive amount of time that they should be given priority depending on the amount of time they have flown. thank you.


Asked on 6/12/09, 10:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jerold M. Gorski Law Offices of Jerold M. Gorski

Re: re: dog almost dies at Korean Air Cargo

This is a very serious matter.

IATA Live Animal Regulations (LAR) may apply; see:

http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/live_animals/index.htm

If you have not already, please have your dog checked by a veterinarian (including heart, liver, hearing, etc.). If there is permanent damage, legal recourse may be appropriate. Either way, pursue this so that they are prodded to improve transport conditions.

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Answered on 6/13/09, 12:26 am


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