Atlanta airport opens dog park for traveling pets

Thursday, December 10, 2009
by Rachel Farris

Pet Flying just got a little easier for furry travelers going in and out of Atlanta.  In a new Ground Transportation center that recently opened, a 1000 square-foot fenced in dog park was designed to make transit easier for pets arriving and departing from Hartsfield-Jackson.  Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport now adds to the growing list of pet-friendly airports for pet travelers, including New York's JFK Airport that opened a pet relief area in July.

"This seemed to be a good step forward to serve our customers traveling with dogs and our customers wanting to enjoy the flowers," said Kathryn Masters, Airside/Landside area manager and project manager for the dog park.

While only two dogs are allowed at a time, pets will be allowed off-leash in the grassy space which is outfited with benches, artwork (like the metal dog sculpture pictured on the right) and Mutt Mitts, biodegradable waste bags.

 



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Sunday, December 6, 2009 by Sandi:
Just saw this--thought it might make an good and easy story to post on Georgia since it's a press release! :) Sandi