Woman claims United Airlines crew ‘shoved and smashed’ her dog:

‘I am sobbing New York City-base artist claims that United Airlines was abusive towards her pet and threatened to remove her from the plane. A New York City-based artist claims that United Airlines staff threatened to remove her from the plane if she gave her dog water or removed it from its carrier at all.According to the New York Post, Ashley Longshore took to Instagram to slam the airline. She said the crew of her United Airlines flight lashed out at her. When she tried to take her Brussels Griffon dog out to give it water. Woman claims United Airlines

“United, your flight attendant just made me shove and smash my dog under the seat and threatened me if I removed her or gave her water during a 3 hour flight! This is abusive!!!! I am so upset! I am sobbing!” she wrote in an Instagram post on July 1 that has since been deleted. Woman claims United Airlines

“This is abusive and cruel. To tell me i can not give her water!!!!!!! To call the captain and threaten to kick me off the plane because I am sobbing…… Does anyone know what I can do here????” she asked. She reiterated her allegations of cruel behavior on part of the crew. As she ended her post with the hashtag animal abuse. The incident occurred during a flight from Newark to New Orleans. Woman claims United Airlines

Longshore is an artist whose work has fetched as high as $10 million. She counts Blake Lively, Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek among her clients. A United Airlines spokesperson said that a flight attendant on the Newark to New Orleans flight attendant ask Longshore to follow their pet rules. Which specify that the pet carrier must remain close.“Our crew remind the customer of our pet in cabin policy. Which requires the carrier to remain close,” the spokesperson was quote as saying by the New York Post.