Connecticut mayor sues Delta Airlines over dog bite – ABC News

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. —
Bridgeports mayor is suing Delta Airlines over a dog bite he says he suffered on a flight.
A suit filed in state Superior Court alleges Mayor Joe Ganim was sitting in his seat on a Delta flight in November 2018 when he was bitten by a dog that was accompanying a boarding passenger.
The New Haven Register reports the suit alleges Ganim suffered serious, severe, painful and permanent injuries to his lower left leg and that he was forced to undergo a series of rabies shots because the airline didnt provide details on the dogs medical history or contact information for the animal’s owner.
Delta “failed to safeguard the plaintiff from unwarranted harm by allowing a dog neither crated nor muzzled to walk freely on and within the cabin of the plane, according to the suit.
The suit seeks unspecified damages.
Delta didnt respond to requests for comment by the newspaper.
In March 2018, Delta issued rules requiring passengers to provide proof of animal training and the animals immunization records before allowing them to board a plane with a dog, according to the newspaper.

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