Coast Guardsman Faces $31K Price Tag for Shipping Dog Home from Japan

Coast Guardsman Faces $31K Price Tag for Shipping Dog Home from Japan | Military.com

military.com 30 Mar '18, 2pm

Coast Guardsman Faces $31K Price Tag for Shipping Dog Home from Japan

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The owner of a 221-pound English mastiff may have to pay $31,000 to fly the dog back to the United States after United Airlines' recent decision to suspend its pet travel program . The plus-sized pooch -- named George Jefferson -- travels in a carrier that weighs an additional 100 pounds. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer McKay, a liaison to U.S. Forces Japan at Yokota in western Tokyo, paid $3,200 to bring George to Japan two years ago using United's air cargo service. McKay assumed she would be able to bring George home the same way at the end of her assignment; however, United suspended its pet transportation service last week after three dogs were sent to incorrect destinations -- including one dog that was sent to Japan instead of Kansas. A fourth dog died after its owner placed it in an overhead bin during a flight from Houston to New York. In ...

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