I looked up the actual reg: http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/ 24877 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 90 / Friday, May 9, 2003 / Rules and Regulations "Certain unusual service animals pose unavoidable safety and/or public health concerns and airlines are not required to transport them. Snakes, other reptiles, ferrets, rodents, and spiders certainly fall within this category of animals." They do not specify what these "unavoidable safety and/or public health" are, but it looks like they are presuming that an escape from one of the preceding, could be difficult to contain and cause a lot of commotion. However a monkey does not fit that category? Do they have a better PR rep than ferrets? Personally, I would never trust my loving companions to the horrors of the airline. Now if there are any airline workers on the list I apologize, but baggage handlers are not known for their gentleness or competency. Losing baggage is one thing, but a pet... James, Melissa & Kassidy Loving: Bebe, Jako, Riley Missing: Wheezer, Pym, Ricki [Posted in FML issue 4147]