Dogs Finally Have a Place To Conduct Their Business at Airports
Jet-setting pups just got some good news, and this time we don't mean Pet Airways. Dog parks are being set up at airports all over the country. A new mandate by the Department of Transportation requires airlines to set up relief areas for Seeing Eye Dogs and other service animals. Since the mandate went into effect last year, airlines have been working to either add or upgrade dog parks at airports across the U.S.
One such airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport recently opened a 1,000-square-foot dog park on the south end of the ground transportation center. While another, JFK in NYC, has a patch of natural grass (complete with its own fire hydrant) that was installed by American Airlines.
The Phoenix Sky Harbor airport is making sure dogs having plenty of reason to relieve themselves. They've not only opened two dog parks—The Paw Pad, outside of Terminal 3 and The Pet Patch, outside of Terminal 2—but they also built a Bone Yard outside the baggage claim with water buckets and water faucets.
More than 50 U.S. airports already have pet potties on their premises and the rest should have some type of dog park set up by the end of the year. Look for the doggy icon to join the "Exit" and "Public Transportation" signs in terminals soon.
Related Stories:
· Pets Find Relief at Airport [NY Times]
· Pet Friendly Airports U.S. - Pet Relief Areas at U.S. Airports [Pet Friendly Travel]
· Pet Travel Coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: NY Daily Post]
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