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Originally Posted by Bendless Love Hi all!
Oh yes, and I forgot. I had a scare in Vienna, because during the security check they forced me to put Bender through the xray machine! I was so afraid it would hurt him, and I fought with them but they insisted. Luckily, all the other security checkpoints let me take him out of the bag to hand inspect him. I hope the trip through the machine doesn't have any bad long term effects.  |
This statement REALLY bothered me, so I did some research, and it appears that someone unlawfully x-rayed your dog in Austria. Not only is x-raying pets taboo in the U.S., but I e-mailed security at the Vienna Airport and got the response below. I just thought that if it happened to you, it could happen to someone else. You should know that in the U.S. and Austria, at least, live pets can't be x-rayed. If I were you, I would at least report the incident to the person who responded to me. You may not be able to prove it, but you might be able to put the heat on some horrible security agents.
Here's the e-mail I got back from Vienna:
Wimmer Manfred <M.Wimmer@viennaairport.com> to me
Dear Mike,
Thank you for your inquiry. Let me assure you that we do not x-ray live animals.
Yours sincerely,
Manfred Wimmer
Einsatzleiter Sicherheitsdienstleistungen
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Vienna International Airport
Security Services Ges.m.b.H
Postfach 177
A-1300 Flughafen Wien
Telefon +43-(0)1-7007-26837
Fax +43-(0)1-7007-26817
mailto:m.wimmer@viennaairport.com
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Von: Grohs Isabella
Gesendet: Montag, 03. Oktober 2005 09:27
An: Fink Desiree
Cc: Wimmer Manfred
Betreff: WG: Animal X-ray question
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I'm trying to get information on regulations regarding traveling with an animal through Vienna Airport, specifically your policy on X-raying dogs. Is that ever allowed by your security workers?