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Dog Abandoned at Las Vegas Airport Adopted by Responding Officer

The case followed a denied cabin booking for lack of service-animal paperwork.

Overview

  • Rescuers say the Goldendoodle, now named JetBlue, has been placed with Skeeter Black, a Las Vegas police officer who responded to the incident and had a vetted adoption application.
  • Police released video showing the owner tying the dog to a JetBlue check-in device at Harry Reid International Airport around midnight before leaving the area.
  • Officers arrested the 26-year-old on suspicion of pet abandonment and resisting law enforcement after she refused to retrieve the dog.
  • According to the police report, the woman told officers the dog had a microchip and that she would find him when she returned.
  • After a required holding period, the dog was transferred to Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas, which reported thousands of adoption inquiries following widespread coverage.