[Cagdu] Flying question: why are the relief areas outside the airports?

[Kristin Mathe]

Hi Fred and others: First, you make all good points. Last year the Department of Transportation (I think, though it may have been Homeland Security, I can't find my record of it) had a survey soliciting feedback about service animal relief aries at airports. That survey was supposed to contribute to writing policies on animal relief areas. I don't know what the current status is. (For the record, I made a big deal about the need to have areas within the secure area for relieving.) Anyhow, Washington DC's IAD has an indoor relief area complete with fake grass, picket fence, and sprinkler systems for disinfecting the area after use. I think it could serve as an example for other airports. My dog was a bit hesitant, but he got over the weirdness of it all fast enough. Check it out if you ever have time passing through. Best,Kristin and "Larson"> Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 17:41:57 -0700
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> Subject: [Cagdu] Flying question: why are the relief areas outside the airports?
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> 
> Hi CaGDUdettes and CaGDUdes,
> 
> On my last few flights, I had a question pop into my head.  Have 
> y'all wondered this?
> OK, you get a phone call right after your dog finishes wolfing down a 
> meal.  You have to be on the next flight to wherever.  You show up at 
> the airport, relieve your dog, and tromp into the airport.  Your 
> flight leaves a little late, but your dog is well-trained, gets 
> small, and sleeps in an impossibly small space under the seat in-front of you.
> At your next airport, you have about an hour between flights.  No 
> time to relieve your dog outside the security wire, but why do we 
> have to leave the airport to relieve our working dogs?
> If Homeland Security and the TSA has dozens of dogs working at the 
> airports, that means that they have relief areas inside the 
> airport.  So:  Why can't our highly-trained guide dogs use the same 
> relief areas as the guide dog drop-outs that are working for the TSA 
> as  baggage sniffers?
> 
> We all come in.  We all get screened.  Why can't our dogs do their 
> business inside the airport?
> 
> Fred Chambers
> VP - Beach Cities Chapter, NFBC
> 
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