Rescue dog shot at the airport

[Catherine]

They probably could have lured her in with a cheeseburger and caught her easily. 

Quote:A tranquiliser gun is the most OBVIOUS option. And all vets should carry them. In fact where animals pass through (and they do regularly through airports) there should be a vet at all times in the airport, and he/she should be equipped for any event.

This is the real point. Airports are not prepared to deal with an obvious problem. An escaped dog is something they should expect since they ship dogs all the time. Why are they not prepared to deal with something that they should expect to have happen periodically. 
Every time it happens, anywhere it happens, they act like it is some kind of emergency. It is just a dog out. Deal with it rationally. Don't turn into a swat team dealing with terrorists. 

If you are going to ship a dog, the dog's kennel should have a lock on it and it should be very secure. Of course the airline may have damaged the secure dog kennel. After all how do dogs keep escaping at airports?