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Woman Arrested After Abandoning Dog at Las Vegas Airport, Police Video Shows

JetBlue staff had refused the animal without required service-dog paperwork.

Overview

  • A newly released police video shows the traveler tying her dog’s leash to a baggage sizer at the JetBlue counter before walking away.
  • Officers located her at Gate D1, where she said she was trying to rebook and claimed the dog had a tracker.
  • Police described her behavior as hostile and said she resisted as they detained her.
  • She was booked on suspicion of animal abandonment and resisting arrest after the incident occurred about two weeks earlier at Harry Reid International Airport.
  • Animal services took custody of the dog, now nicknamed JetBlue, and after a 10-day hold Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas placed the pet in foster care ahead of adoption.