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Pet Gecko found 3 days after being lost on WestJet flight

Pet Gecko found 3 days after being lost on WestJet flight

July 28, 2016 By bernard.montrel@gmail.com

A pet gecko that went missing three days ago on a WestJet flight from Ottawa to Vancouver has been found and reunited with its owner.
UBC linguistics student Meryl Bishop went out to a cargo warehouse in Richmond, B.C., to pick up her gecko on Wednesday afternoon.
“It’s so great. There’s no words, honestly. It’s incredible. I’m so happy that she’s here. She’s back; she’s a little skinny, but she’s still the stubborn little sweetheart that I know,” Bishop said.
The gecko, named Nom Chompsky in a nod to American linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky, was clinging tightly to Bishop’s hand as she held her, but otherwise appeared to be in good condition.
The 11-centimetre lizard survived with no food and little water since she was placed in the cargo hold of a plane. All Nom had was a damp paper towel placed in her carrier to keep her cool and create some humidity.
Bishop said Nom was found in the baggage department, but that WestJet hadn’t given her a full explanation for the gecko’s disappearance.
A WestJet spokesperson said the company will follow up with Bishop in the next few days to ensure Nom is all right.
“In the days ahead, we will review our procedures in an effort to determine what happened and make changes if needed to prevent future, similar occurrences,” the company said in a written statement.
When Bishop went to board her flight a few days ago, she had been told that WestJet’s policy only allows cats, dogs, birds and rabbits to travel with the passengers, which is why Nom had to make the long trip alone in the cargo hold.
Bishop said she wants WestJet to change its policies requiring some animals to be transported in the lower hold of a plane.
She said the incident could have been avoided if WestJet had been more flexible and allowed Nom to travel in the cabin.
“Something needs to change, so no one else has to go through the heartbreak I’ve been going through,” she wrote.
CBC News British-Columbia

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