Airline Bans Pit Bulls, Some Other Dog Breeds
From Staff and Wire Reports
A rambunctious pit bull terrier with a taste for electrical wiring has prompted the world’s largest airline to ban that dog breed and others it considers too aggressive.
Spokeswoman Tara Baten said American Airlines implemented the ban last month after a pit bull escaped from a cage in a cargo hold on a flight and chewed through wiring on a Boeing 757 jetliner.
American Airlines has banned Rottweilers, Doberman pinschers, American Staffordshire terriers, bull terriers and American pit bull terriers.
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