The most recent problem with them was the death of Simon, a Continental Giant Rabbit who had been transported to a buyer in America but who died on the flight over. The breeder asked for the body and it turns out that United Airlines had cremated Simon without asking her for permission. From the UK Sun:
WHO PUT BUN IN OVEN? United Airlines under fire again as giant bunny’s breeder slams airline for cremating Simon without her consent
THE breeder of Simon the giant rabbit has slammed United Airlines after they cremated him without her consent.
Annette Edwards, 65, had called for a post-mortem but later learned the ten-month-old’s body had been burned on Friday.
The 3ft bunny froze to death last month after bungling ground staff at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport put him in a chiller by accident.
He had been flown there from Heathrow and was destined for a celebrity owner in Ohio.
Talk about a rotten corporate culture and blind stupidity - the handlers did not care to see that this was a live animal.
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