Airline Mistakenly Ships Couple's German Shepherds To Germany

[matcom]

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- It may be ironic, but a couple that just moved to South Florida wasn't amused when an airline mistakenly shipped their two German shepherds to Germany instead of Fort Lauderdale Sunday.

"We got our luggage -- no dogs," said owner Ramiro Diaz. "That's the most pathetic mistake that can happen. It's OK when you lose luggage, but life, like a pet, that's beyond comprehension."

The couple said when they examined the claim checks for their dogs, they noticed the wrong destination -- Frankfurt, Germany -- had been entered. Frankfurt is about 5,000 miles from Fort Lauderdale.

"For this to happen to this family is just unheard of," said Cherie Wachter of the Broward County Humane Society. "How they ended up in Germany when they were supposed to be in South Florida is just unimaginable."

http://www.wftv.com/newsofthestrange/3942264/detail.html

[gnofg]

1. Figures

German- German shepherd- makes sense to me

[htuttle]

2. They'll come home all drunk wearing lederhosen and big boots

I've had German Shepherds do that before. Wouldn't be surprised if the dogs somehow arranged for this 'accident'.

Too bad they missed Oktoberfest, though.

[Throckmorton]

3. And the Lesson here is?

"The couple said when they examined the claim checks for their dogs, they noticed the wrong destination -- Frankfurt, Germany -- had been entered. Frankfurt is about 5,000 miles from Fort Lauderdale."

Verify your baggage tags before you leave the counter. I once had a very expensive Time Domain Reflectometer shipped to Sao Paulo, when it was supposed to go the St Paul. Minn.

[DS1]

7. I was going to ask if that was another name for a watch, google is

my friend, and that's pretty cool!

[ProdigalJunkMail]

14. betcha it's a small club who has had their TDR misrouted n/t

[BlueJazz]

4. The Dogs (who are Democrats) realized that they were....

...too intelligent to live in a land full of dumb-ass humans.

They probably changed the tags themselves.. :)

[liberal N proud]

5. It did say it was a German Shepherd

They should have labled it a Florida Shepherd

[underpants]

6. I think the dog were drafted-headed for Iraq

[DS1]

9. Or seeing eye dogs

[russian33]

8. Is this why local McDonalds hasn't gotten any french fries they ordered?

[rkc3]

10. Or Brussel(s) Sprouts?

[havocmom]

11. And the holey cheese they're waiting for in Zurich (n/t)

[Toucano]

12. They've not been misdirected...

They've be repatriated!

This is so pathetic.

[napi21]

13. I volunteer for dog rescue and have sent many dogs on airplanes

to their new owners. Believe me, when I fill out the paperwork, and the agent completes their sections, I CHECK IT WITH VERY STRICT SCRUTINY! All airline paperwork uses the airport code for the origin & destination. This should have been caught at the counter when that original paperwork was filled out! The airport code for Ft. Lauderdale is FLL, the airport code for Frankfurt is FRA. I'm reasonably sure the error was made by the counter agent at their point of origin, and there is NO EXCUSE for such a mistake!

Always remember to check the paperwork, not only for a pet, or package, but for yourself too!

[Devil Dog Dem]

15. Makes sense to me.

What's their complaint?

It's not like they sent him to France.

[Lavender Brown]

16. This makes me depressed

the dogs are more travelled than I am. :P

[Phentex]

17. well at least they speak the language!