Airline Ships Couple's German Shepherds To Germany
POSTED: Tuesday, November 23, 2004
UPDATED: 11:38 am EST November 24,
2004
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- It may be ironic, but a couple that just moved to South Florida wasn't amused when an airline mistakenly shipped their two German shepherds to Germany instead of Fort Lauderdale Sunday.
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Version Of This Story"We got our luggage -- no dogs," said owner Ramiro Daza. "That's the most pathetic mistake that can happen. It's OK when you lose luggage, but life, like a pet, that's beyond comprehension."The couple said when they examined the claim checks for their dogs, they noticed the wrong destination -- Frankfurt, Germany -- had been entered. Frankfurt is about 5,000 miles from Fort Lauderdale."For this to happen to this family is just unheard of," said Cherie Wachter of the Broward County Humane Society. "How they ended up in Germany when they were supposed to be in South Florida is just unimaginable."The couple flew from San Francisco to Washington D.C. Sunday. They caught a connecting flight to Fort Lauderdale, but the dogs were accidentally put on another plane.A United Airlines spokesperson said the airline is sorry for the inconvenience and the dogs will be flown back from Germany. The airline had said that the dogs would arrive at Miami International Airport Tuesday, but late in the afternoon, the Dazas found out their pets won't be back in Florida until at least Wednesday.UPDATE: Dogs Still Not Home
Version Of This Story"We got our luggage -- no dogs," said owner Ramiro Daza. "That's the most pathetic mistake that can happen. It's OK when you lose luggage, but life, like a pet, that's beyond comprehension."The couple said when they examined the claim checks for their dogs, they noticed the wrong destination -- Frankfurt, Germany -- had been entered. Frankfurt is about 5,000 miles from Fort Lauderdale."For this to happen to this family is just unheard of," said Cherie Wachter of the Broward County Humane Society. "How they ended up in Germany when they were supposed to be in South Florida is just unimaginable."The couple flew from San Francisco to Washington D.C. Sunday. They caught a connecting flight to Fort Lauderdale, but the dogs were accidentally put on another plane.A United Airlines spokesperson said the airline is sorry for the inconvenience and the dogs will be flown back from Germany. The airline had said that the dogs would arrive at Miami International Airport Tuesday, but late in the afternoon, the Dazas found out their pets won't be back in Florida until at least Wednesday.UPDATE: Dogs Still Not HomeCopyright 2005 by Local10.com.
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