Overview
- LVMPD says the Feb. 2 incident began when a passenger was denied a boarding pass for lacking required service‑animal documentation and left her goldendoodle tied to a metal baggage sizer at the JetBlue counter before heading to her gate.
- Officers located the woman at Gate D1 and arrested her on misdemeanor counts including animal abandonment and resisting a public officer, with court filings also listing false statements and animal abuse.
- Police released security and bodycam footage of the check‑in encounter and the gate confrontation, pairing it with a public warning that abandoning animals is a criminal offense.
- The dog entered a 10‑day hold with Animal Protective Services, was then transferred to Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas, and has since been neutered, vaccinated, renamed “Jet Blue,” and placed in foster care.
- Retriever Rescue reports heavy interest in adopting Jet Blue, saying it has received hundreds of applications and is carefully vetting candidates to ensure a stable placement.