Airline told woman flush her hamster down the toilet

[~~whimsy~~]

Before Belen Aldecosea flew home from from college to South Florida, she twice called Spirit Airlines to ensure she could bring along a special guest: Pebbles, her pet dwarf hamster. No problem, the airline told her.

But when Aldecosea arrived at the Baltimore airport, Spirit refused to allow the tiny ****** on the flight.

With her only friends hours away at campus, Aldecosea was stuck. She says an airline representative suggested flushing Pebbles down an airport toilet, a step that Spirit denies. Panicked and needing to return home promptly to deal with a medical issue, Aldecosea unsuccessfully tried renting a car and agonized for hours before doing the unthinkable.

She flushed Pebbles.

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That's fucked up to do. I could understand if the pet was a dog, cat or baby bear. But not a hamster. Especially if she called twice to confirm that it's allowed. There's another story about a woman who wasn't allowed to bring her emotion support peacock on a flight... well no **** :wtf:

But to flush a pet hamster down the toilet