I will note that not every airline has a “United Airlines” approach to animals. (For those not from the States, UA has a bit of a reputation for killing animals

I will note that not every airline has a “United Airlines” approach to animals. (For those not from the States, UA has a bit of a reputation for killing animals, amongst several other things). We took our dog transatlantic with BA and though she was forced into the hold the airline was fairly aware of the conditions that the animals would be subjected to and we actually had to delay her return due to adverse temperature conditions for several weeks. Not that BA is really great about much else, frankly, I think that their handling of our dog is one of the only nice things I have to say about that airline.