Well I can tell you what happens if you get caught because it happened to me. The gate agent asked if I had my boarding pass for my pet. I acted confused and she just told me to go pay it at the counter right at the gate. I did not miss my flight or delay it. I just simply had to pay it and was humiliated. My husband boarded right before me with our other dog and he got away it. You don't get arrested, pay major fines, etc - it's not a crime, it's an extra fee. Just thought you should hear from someone with first hand experience of getting caught. I wanted to pay but my husband did not and I was the one that got caught - go figure! Good Luck!

I certainly hope you now stand up for yourself, you don't need to do what anyone tells you to do if it is bad or wrong, trust me I learned the hard way too:D

I am sorry you got caught... but I just don't know how you even got to the gate. I fly out of mia and it is so crazy to be sent back to buy a ticket and go through security would make me miss a flight unless I was 3 hours early.

Another thing to think about.. they have a limited number of pets allowed on a flight.. what if the flight was full?

I agree in that it makes me mad that they charge... but it is the rules and just not worth breaking. I did fly one time with my dog, told the ticket agent when I bought the ticket I had a dog, but when I boarded they did not ask for the money on one of the "legs" of the trip. I didnt even think about it until latter..sad to say that never happened again

WOW, I would NEVER take a chance like that. I guess I say "I taught my son to obey the rules, be respectful and be honest" so I follow what I preach..........I am far from perfect but I would not intentionally break guidelines. Just my opinion.

I have done it. My best friend and her shih zu have done it. I think that the fee for some airlines is a bit high. I've paid more than not but when the funds are low and I feel confident I go with sneaking him on. I know the consequences so I just try to ensure I can live with them at the time of travel. ;)

They make you pay right at the gate. Like when they tell you at check in your baggage is carry on size and when you are about to get on the plane they tell you it's too big and must be checked in. I've never tried to sneak Kaji on a flight, that's just what I've seen happen. No one checks at the security check points either. Your just asked to walk through with your pup and remove all his gear (collar and harness) and place those in the carrier. I have limited experience flying with a pup. It's pretty pain free and no hassle. Well, except for the ticket price. That kind of hurt my wallet. :p

Me personally if you can get away with it then go for it. I dont see it as stealing I see it as trying to save money. Just have to money just in case everything doesnt go as planned.

That's why we have rules, laws and regulations as many people "see" things differently. But knowingly not paying a stated price for a service received on an airliner is still theft in the eyes of the law no matter how many people "see" it differently.

People do alot of things thats "against the law". If you speed thats against the law but people still do it. People break the law everyday.

Surely you jest!!!! That is exactly what my neighbor told the police when he got chased down after bolting from a resturant without paying for his meal! He was "just trying to save some money"!! That is what a co-worker told the police when her daughter got caught shoplifting make up..."she was just trying to save some money". I love that TV show, "BAIT CAR"....the people that get caught stealing cars, well they too, "were just trying to save money" on the cost of a new car........STEALING is not "just saving money"....THANK GOD WE HAVE LAWS TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE THAT GET CAUGHT "JUST SAVING MONEY"........I guess there actually are people out there that think "if you can get away with it, go for it!" Wonder if that includes lying, cheating, stealing, aka "saving money", murder, etc. Is this what is being taught to the children in this country? Is this the moral integrity that is going to be the future of this country? God help the law abiding citizens, trying to do the right thing......and you are from TEXAS!!! OMG!!!!

Do you feel a lot of people speeding justifies you, me or anyone else taking a service from a vendor without paying for it?

You Go, Girl!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!11

Bhaha thats funny. I would never run out on my bill with out paying knowing I could have just got something off the dollar menu. An I know your friend didn't spend 200 on food. To some of yall 200 might not be much but to others that 200 could get you alot more then a dog riding on a plane. An I dont see why some of yall are acting like yall are perfect because yall are not. We dont have to agree...take it how you want and this has nothing to do with murder or anything else so dont even try it.

You will talk differently if your paycheck is shorted because your employer wants to "save money" on payroll that week. Hey - it's not stealing from you, it's just makin' do!!!

The point is mine want be shorted and that is extreme measures. We are talking about a dog getting on a plane and now you all want to be over dramatic. You all act like y'all have never broke the law!

Stealing is stealing, doesn't matter the amount or whoever else is double-billing you for your phone bill, shorting your paycheck, breaking the law by killing or maiming or blowing 150 mph right through the school zone. What others do never justifies any of us breaking the law. But if you feel it is okay, the next time you are double-billed on your restaurant check for a dessert and coffee you didn't have, just pay up - hey, everybody else is doing something wrong and you think it's okay as it's not "extreme"! Why shouldn't they do it to you, too?

Y'all act like the lady is saying she is going to kill the dog. All she said was she wanted to not have to pay for the dog flight. As many people as they have fly everyday one little dog want hurt their budget. Everything these days are over priced anyways. Like I said once before let's not act like we have never broke the law before! Have a great day I'm done.

How insignificant and "over blown" this topic is, actually is dependent on who is the customer and who is the business. I wonder if the principle "if you can get away with it, go for it" would be taken just as light hearted if someone was doing business with a breeder, that had just sold her a puppy, and had held back all kinds of information, health issues, etc, because the breeder just operating with the same moral integrity of, "If you can get away with it, go for it, just saving money on this inferior puppy, and if I dont get caught, well, hell, I come out ahead!" Suddenly, it aint so funny!

I can swear before all that is precious and important to me, I have NEVER deliberately set out with the frame of mind, "if I can get away with this, I am going for it". I have to live with myself, and my parents demanded a much higher standard from me than that. Rather than cheating or lying or sneaking, if I cant afford something, I just dont go there....

I'm same way. Can't help myself - just honest to the bone. Christmas Eve shopped for last minute things, got a little package of those small 8 oz. clear plastic glasses for anytime anybody wanted a quick drink of water, etc. and checked out, paid my bill, got to the truck, loaded in my things and there sat that tiny clear package in the corner of the basket. I felt like a total criminal! I got in the truck and headed for the door of the grocery store, going to park right by it and run the package back in but a guy came out to collect carts and he took it through the window with my redfaced story of what happened. He just laughed & thanked me. I went home with a light heart feeling good and so glad nobody "caught" me leaving and thought I was trying to steal their plastic glasses! I just can't short or take anything from anyone. It would eat me alive. I can't speed, cheat on my taxes, cheat insurance companies at work or do any real wrong knowingly and sleep nights so I don't. And I can't change it.

Nobody thinks it's so cute when the tables are turned on them and they are cheated some way. But cheating big companies or the government seems to be acceptable somehow. And speeding? Everybody does it. And it's funny to some to think of sneaking and doing it unless it's your precious kid, innocent dog or husband the speeder runs down because they can't stop in time. But when you cheat a big company, you are cheating all those people working for it, cheat the government - you cheat each of us. And I don't think any of the people sneaking dogs on planes would want their own company that writes their paycheck cheated on, as it's ultimately just taking money or bene's out of their pockets. I used to take my own snacks into the movie theater a time or two until it dawned on me I was stealing from them by not buying their snacks! Even at $6.99, and though it grates like heck to do it, I've got to buy their overpriced popcorn rather than bring in my own baked Lays in a baggie!

Why are parents being brought into this. So now yall are saying everyone who think this is ok parents taught them to do theses things or said it was ok? Now your saying that people who murder other people parents teach them to do it? I take my own snacks to the movie? How is that stealing it was paid for just not from them.

If there is no "house rule" about bringing food/drinks into the movie, then great! Go for it! But if they have a "rule' that you are not supposed to bring in your own concession stand, it is sneaking and lying....not stealing this time, just sneaking and lying and cheating. Why would that silly movie theater not want you to bring in your own food and drinks??? Because you are cutting into THEIR profit margin that they make selling tickets and food from their concession stand. The LAST time I took my son to a movie, it cost me over $20.00 for tickets, and the fun when I was a kid was to get a hot dog, a bucket of pop corn, a drink and 2-3 candy bars. OMG!!! I wanted my son to experience that fun and I am happy he did, because THAT will never happen again! I have paid less at a fancy resturant for a 4 course meal, than what it cost me to get all that junk food at the concession stand! But I guess the movie house pays staff on money it makes in ticket sales and concession stand sales....plus paying for ARMED HOUSTON POLICEMEN to provide security when the policemen are off duty. So I will pay what ever the prices are, as that is keeping someone employed at that theater.

I got to say that it should not cost $6 for a soda what costs them pennies.. They are the ones that are cheating us

Go to cheaper movie houses where it is less $ and you won't feel so cheated? Or complain to movie stars who make $20 - $40 million to do a movie. Wow, it is getting expensive to see a movie, no doubt in large part due to their outlandish salaries! The movie houses have to pay so very much to even get to show a movie and provide big screens with wonderful sound and food service, employ staff to make it all work with work. comp., insurance, vacation, sick pay benefits, salaries, not to mention the immense rent, liability insurance & taxes, all in order for their building to be conveniently placed with a lot of easy parking, their overhead must be absolutely huge. And I imagine if they really charged a ticket to a movie to cover all their overhead, we'd all stay home! But if they portion the cost out to tickets AND food, drink, games in the lobby, etc., it won't seem so bad. There is no rule we have to eat or drink at a movie and I rarely do eat. Usually I just get a Diet Coke - and put a packet of sugar over the ice! I hate it but until the top stars start to charge less for their services, I guess it will keep trickling down to you and me, who line up & pay through the nose. Or get Netflix! :)

Some people are all great and fine with breaking the law until someone breaks the law and it effects them and screws them. The problem with our world today is no one wants to follow the laws and they are not being taught as kids to obey, respect and follow the laws. Just because some people don't follow the laws doesn't make it ok for everyone not to follow the laws. I personally have never purposefully broken a law and don't plan to. A law is a law whether its a big law or a small one it all counts. I would hate for karma to come back at me for breaking a law purposely if no ones life was at stake.

The point is it is wrong to do it to the airline and all the person's fellow paying customers who are honest and pay for their dogs. It is the "deadbeat" as a stealer/cheater is often called that raises prices for every one in the long run as today's airlines mostly operate in the red due to high fuel, liability, cost of the plane and operating costs, not to mention employee salary/benefits/retirement/work-comp. The airlines know there are cheaters for dogs' services, so the honest people all pay more for dogs in the long run to cover the liability issues of having animals on board. The price for carrying the dog helps cover the liability for things like injury to the animal in flight accidents or sudden drops, animal bites, spraying for fleas, ticks from the canine, etc., so all with a canine should pay their fair share for their dog's presence on the trip. For goodness sake, they are getting their dog hauled across the world in the pressurized, temperature-controlled cabin in style and comfort - why wouldn't they think that was worth paying for? Is the dog worth so little to them that his air travel expenses aren't worth anything?

Don't you believe all should pay their fair share or should just some pay up while the freeloaders all coast and "save money"?

I never will understand the concept of some wanting to get something of great value for nothing while others pay. I'd be so proud my dog could ride easily and comfortably, I would gladly pay for his trip in the cabin.

Ummm, don't think the OP has waited since 2009 to make a decision. An additional note, if someone has sociopathic/antisocial tendencies, you aren't going to change their mind with well-intentioned feedback (sigh). Wish it were that simple. It would make my work much easier. Better to just watch your pocketbook. LOL

LOL. We've long ago left OP in history. I was just addressing current postings as this thread is updated from time to time and is still quite relevant. Sometimes people read things that just chafe them but later might consider the words and - some do change from things others say or cause them to think over. I've changed my opinions sometimes due to things I read or heard.

I was just saying how I feel. I have that right. When I go to a movie theater which is quite rare. i do get a small drink and popcorn. but i can still not be happy with the price they are charging!

Anyway good luck finding a cheap movie theater in New York. It is crazy.