Thai singer Mimi Lee (Li Ziting) has been active in C-ent since debuting through the 2018 survival show Produce 101 China. On the eve of June 25, she suddenly turned to social media to reveal the terrible news that her dog was found dead after being air-flown from Thailand to China to be reunited with her.
Mimi Lee Turns to Social Media for Help
Writing down her experience with trembling hands while on the way home, she explains that her dog Melody boarded the plane after a series of inspections and COVID-prevention procedures. She writes, “Since last night, I had been looking forward to seeing her again after two years. I went to the airport early today, waiting for customs clearance so I can welcome her. When the personnel received her, they found the dog already dead. I was shaking in shock, what happened to my dog?…”
She said they tried to find out what happened by contacting the airlines on both sides and also hoped that a doctor can examine the dog. However, she writes, “Couldn’t get in touch with Thai Airways,
local airlines were also pushing the blame on each other, what we saw was the dog with the cargo,
transported under high temperature. No one can give me an accurate answer, and the dog can’t be released for further inspection.
I don’t know, what should I do now? Who should I turn to to help me with this? After this day, I implore Thai Airways and China Eastern to give me a result! As the owner of the dog in a foreign country, I feel very helpless now, but I am also sorry for taking up everyone’s public resources unintentionally.”
Response from Thai Airways
At noon on June 26, Thai Airways took to Weibo with a statement, “Regarding the dog transport incident on the Bangkok-Shanghai cargo flight on June 24, we are aware of the concerns and doubts of some netizens. Please believe that we have always treasured and cherished every adorable little life like everyone else. The freight department of our company is fully investigating the incident and every transportation point. The result of the investigation will be provided to the owner as soon as possible, and relevant matters will be handled in accordance with regulations.”
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Nessie
This made me so sad. Facts like these always make me teary.
In my country, there’s a famous Youtuber who specialize in aviation and everything else related to it, he has done videos about the transport of small living animals. He says it’s a very very rare to happen but there is always the risk of an animal’s death during flight. It’s not just one thing, it’s combination of many things that end up with a dead animal. Including Human incompetence or negligence.
This kind of “”accident”” happens in every country and you can find reports. It’s not in high numbers so the companies and authorities do not impliment much better conditions for the transport of small living animals.
DuLu
This is horrible! I have no clue what I would have done in her shoes. This is total nightmare. As it is small dog, under 8kg, is it possible that someone could have flown her in cabin or Thai Airlines do not allow small dogs in the cabin? It is so sad 😭
Anonymous
This is a reason why my sister didn’t want her dog flight alone or being put in cargo. My sister was moving from Singapore to Shanghai years ago, she was thinking to bring her dog along with her but didn’t want it being put in Cargo. So she decided to make her dog as emotional support, completed many procedures and taking more than one months until she able to bring it in cabin.