Woman arrested and accused of abandoning puppy at Vegas airport ticket counter
NBC News • • business
Key Points:
- A woman was arrested at Las Vegas' Harry Reid International Airport for abandoning her 2-year-old goldendoodle at the JetBlue ticket counter after being denied boarding due to lack of proper paperwork for the dog.
- The incident occurred on February 2 and was captured on video, showing the woman leaving the dog's leash tied to the counter and later resisting arrest when officers found her at the departure gate.
- Police reported the woman claimed the dog had a tracking device, suggesting it would return to her, but she was charged with animal abandonment and resisting arrest.
- The dog, nicknamed "Jet Blue," was cared for by airport staff and animal protective services, and after the woman failed to reclaim it within 10 days, the
