SEVERAL individuals participated in a protest against United Airlines’ lack of pet shipping service.
Organized by the Boonie Babies, the protest was held outside the Saipan airport at around 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
The Boonie Babies and Saipan Humane Society have expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of options to ship pets out of or into the CNMI and Guam.
According to Grace Keilbach, co-founder of Boonie Babies, the protest seeks to bring awareness to United Airlines about how the lack of pet shipping service for the Marianas impacts pet owners.
If new homes are not found, these pet owners abandon the dogs or place them at the Saipan Dog Control Program animal shelter, where the animals will be euthanized if they are not adopted, Keilbach said.
She said although Boonie Babies attempts to rescue dogs, the organization has limited…