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
Her callous disregard for the dog deserves more than misdemeanor charges. Why would any thinking person expect she could take a dog on an international flight, then when she found out it wasn’t possible at the last minute, she jettisons her dog unattended in a parking lot.
This is horrible, this woman needs some serious jail time and never be allowed to own another pet.