Airport staff gave the dog much-needed affection as they called for help, with the dog plopping down on the floor and licking an employee’s arm in the footage. The woman was tracked down and confronted at Gate D1, at which point she became combative.
“I’m gonna throw my bags down because I’m exhausted,” the woman said.
“No, what we’re gonna do is walk you back to where your dog’s at and give you a citation, because you left your dog at the ticket counter,” the officer responded.
“I was trying to rebook my flight,” the woman claimed.
“So you walk down here? To rebook your flight? And left your dog there?” the officer asked.
“Yes. That’s what they told me at the counter,” the woman said, attempting to shift blame on airport staff.
“To walk out here without your dog?!” the officer scoffed.
The woman claimed “it was acceptable to leave the animal behind” as the dog had a tracking device to ensure it was returned and “became hostile and resisted officers’ attempts to detain her” as she was escorted back through the security checkpoint. The woman was arrested on charges of animal abandonment and resisting arrest, according to the department.
The dog was taken in by the Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas after being held by Animal Protective Services for 10 days, at which point the woman made no attempts to reclaim the pup. The dog was renamed Jet Blue in honor of the incident and “will soon be placed in a new, loving home,” according to police.
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