Price tag for a dead kitten: $10
The value of a hairless kitten named Snickers who died of hypothermia after being removed from an aircraft cargo hold is still being debated.
The kitten was being shipped by Delta Air Lines from Salt Lake City to Bradley International Airport in Hartford County, Conn., when it was trapped for an hour after the aircraft landed in sub-freezing temperatures.
Owner Heather Lombardi and her two daughters rushed their pet, which was listless and bleeding from its mouth and nose, to their vet, but the kitten expired shortly after being covered with blankets and put in their warm car, according to the AP. But it got worse in the owner’s mind when
Delta first offered to pay her her $2,900 for the cat and $290 for airfare, plus reimbursement for vet bills and a freezer where Snickers is being kept until the ground thaws.
But then the airline changed its offer and agreed to pay the owner $50, said the AP.
Ms. Lombardi wrote on her web site:
“Delta Airlines have finally put a price tag on life. They have valued my Snickers life based on dimensional weight. They equate each pound to be worth 50 cents. The carrier had a dimensional weight of 20 pounds. Doing some really simple mathematics, the value of life in this instance is $10."
"The sad part is this — I would rather have had them tell me to go screw then to add insult to an already devastating situation. $10? Are you kidding me?"
The owner, who paid $290 to ship the cat, has so far rejected the offer.
By David Wilkening
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