I guess I have always been lucky. All my dogs and livestock have been transported by me, friends or family. OJ
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Carol J. Elkins Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 9:47 AM To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Delta Airlines - Pet Alert Oneta, I pretty much had the same experience the one and only time I shipped a lamb to California using Delta Dash as the carrier. Lamb arrived IN SPITE of Delta, not BECAUSE of Delta. I'll never use them again. Small livestock breeders are finding it more and more difficult to ship animals across the U.S. The licensed transport companies operate under a lot of federal restrictions. My vet told me about a new law requiring transport companies to unload all stock on a trailer every 12 hours. Can you imagine what our blackbellies would do while being unloaded at an enforced "rest stop"? That's why folks like Ron Keener, Edgar Ranch, and First Class Transport are so important to us. They are private "farmers" agreeing to haul your sheep in their trailer and thus are not subject to the same rules as the public transport companies. Some of you may be wondering why I allow these vendors to announce their routes on our listserv. I apologize if you are annoyed by what could justifiably be considered "spam," but I truly believe they are providing a critical service to the sheep industry, and I'm willing to tolerate their sometimes lengthy emails to support them. Carol At 08:08 AM 2/14/2006 -0600, you wrote: >I got this from one of my dog groups. Wanted to pass it along. This could >happen to any animal that had to be shipped to a new home. Carol Elkins Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep (no shear, no dock, no fuss) Pueblo, Colorado http://www.critterhaven.biz T-shirts, mugs, caps, and more at the Barbados Blackbelly Online Store http://www.cafepress.com/blackbellysheep _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info