Woman Charged for Ditching Dog at Airport as She Jetted Off on Vacay
Police said they found the French bulldog abandoned in a stroller in the airport’s parking lot.
Allegheny County PD
Charges have been filed against the callous pet owner who allegedly abandoned her dog at the Pittsburgh International Airport earlier this month so she could jet off on vacation. Police said Allison Gaiser, 44, left her French bulldog behind as she boarded a flight to a resort in Mexico on Aug. 4. after being told she couldn’t take the pup on the plane without a proper carrier. Officers later found the dog unattended in a stroller at the short-term parking lot. Gaiser is now charged with an animal cruelty misdemeanor and summary violations of animal cruelty, animal neglect, and abandonment of animals by owner. As for the dog, it’s being fostered by local animal shelter Animal Friends.
Don’t leave your pets behind!
— Allegheny County PD (@AlleghenyCoPD) August 4, 2023
This morning at approximately 5:30 a.m., ACPD officers working at Pittsburgh International Airport were called to assist with a dog that was found unattended in a stroller on airport property. pic.twitter.com/eTzN8fdQWN
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