Skip to content
NOWCAST WPBF 25 News at 6 a.m.
Watch on Demand
Advertisement

TSA discovers dog in a carry-on bag at Wisconsin airport checkpoint

The dog owner says she was unaware of the screening protocol

TSA discovers dog in a carry-on bag at Wisconsin airport checkpoint

The dog owner says she was unaware of the screening protocol

new antenna, startling discovery inside of that carry on backpack at Madison's Dane County Regional Airport. Are you ready for this? Take *** look. This is what T. S. ***. Agents found after they sent the bag through an X ray machine this week. What do you think that is? It's *** dog. Yeah, the T. S. ***. Says when traveling with any animal, notify your airline and know their rules at the checkpoint and remove your pet any pet from the bag. Now, this one appears to be intentional. We had *** story *** week or so back about *** small dog that happened to *** suitcase in texas, which can happen, which can happen. That looks like somebody put the dog in there. It's not how you carry. Now, it's heartbreaking and shocking all at the same time.
Advertisement
TSA discovers dog in a carry-on bag at Wisconsin airport checkpoint

The dog owner says she was unaware of the screening protocol

The Transportation Security Administration found a small dog inside a carry-on backpack when going through the X-ray machine at an airport in Wisconsin.TSA officials told sister station WISN that the passenger was unaware of the screening protocol and did not tell security officers about her dog.After an officer explained the proper process and confirmed that she disclosed she was traveling with a pet to the airline, she proceeded to her gate. "A dog was accidentally sent through the X-ray" at the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin this week, the TSA said on its verified Great Lakes region Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon.Animals need to be removed from carrying cases and the empty carrier sent through the screening machine, the TSA said."When traveling with any animal, notify your airline & know their rules," the agency said in its tweet.

The Transportation Security Administration found a small dog inside a carry-on backpack when going through the X-ray machine at an airport in Wisconsin.

TSA officials told sister station WISN that the passenger was unaware of the screening protocol and did not tell security officers about her dog.

Advertisement

After an officer explained the proper process and confirmed that she disclosed she was traveling with a pet to the airline, she proceeded to her gate.

"A dog was accidentally sent through the X-ray" at the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin this week, the TSA said on its verified Great Lakes region Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon.

Animals need to be removed from carrying cases and the empty carrier sent through the screening machine, the TSA said.

"When traveling with any animal, notify your airline & know their rules," the agency said in its tweet.

A small dog was found inside a carry-on backpack when going through the x-ray machine at the Dane County Airport in Madison.
TwitterTSA_GreatLakes
A small dog was found inside a carry-on backpack when going through the x-ray machine at the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin.