Woman drowned dog after it was not allowed on flight

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A woman was blocked from taking her to an international flight due to lack of proper documentation and flooded her white miniature Schnauzer in the bathroom at the Florida airport.

Then she boarded the flight.

The incident occurred on December 16 at Orlando International Airport.

The woman was arrested Wednesday for severe animal abuse, a third-degree felony.

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She was released on $5,000 bail.

“The bill was intentional and led to cruel and unnecessary deaths of animals,” the Melando Police Department said in the arrest affidavit.

The investigation into the death of nine-year-old Schnauzer began in December when an airport janitor found the dog’s body in a garbage bag at a bathroom stall.

The investigation led to police issuing an arrest warrant to 57-year-old Alison Agatha Lawrence.

Earlier in the day, the janitor saw the woman cleaning water and dog food from the floor at a bathroom stall. Twenty minutes later, the janitor returned to the bathroom and found the dog’s body, named Tywinn, bagged in garbage cans.

She also found a companion vest, collar, rabies tag, travel bag and name tag with the lady’s name and phone number.

Airport surveillance cameras captured the woman with towed dogs and spoke to LATAM airline agents for 15 minutes. She and Tywinn can then be seen walking into the bathroom near the ticket office.

Less than 20 minutes later, she left the bathroom without Tywin.

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The woman then walked outside the terminal, re-entered, and by safety, boarded the bound aircraft of Colombia.

Authorities said the woman was told she could not bring the dog to the boat because she did not have proper paperwork. Dogs traveling from the United States to Columbia must be accompanied by a veterinary-issued health certificate and a rabies vaccination certificate, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The dog was identified by the microchip it implanted. An autopsy confirmed the death of drowning.

After hearing about the incident, Florida Senator Tom Leek recently brought a bill on animal abuse crimes, speaking on the ground in the Senate: “This is another terrible example of why I applied for (the bill) related to animal abuse, which exacerbated criminal penalties for those who cause harm to innocent animals.”

A detective investigating the case noted that Lawrence had other options, such as resettlement or surrendering the dog to a shelter.

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