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"Oxygen thief": Outrage over heartless act

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>A Perth mother has slammed the heartless thief who stole oxygen canisters her premature son needs to live.</p> <p>TeKao Timu spent the first seven months of his life in a critical condition in intensive care, but is home and requires daily oxygen from canisters to keep him alive.</p> <p>A man was caught on camera stealing TeKoa's supply from out the front of the family home.</p> <p>"It's not a normal theft, it is lifesaving equipment – he needs it," TeKoa's mother Madison Dobels told 9News.</p> <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F9NewsPerth%2Fvideos%2F336143004485254%2F&show_text=false&width=560" width="560" height="314" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe> <p>Madison wants the thief to come forward and return the stolen cylinders.</p> <p>"I don't think he'd be aware. I can't imagine someone knowing a kid's on oxygen and taking it," Madison explained.</p> <p>"You wouldn't be human and if he did know there are no words other than an oxygen thief."</p> <p>She orders the oxygen twice a week so her son has enough supply, as he can only manage 15 minutes without it before turning blue.</p> <p>TeKoa only goes without oxygen during fortnightly visits to Perth Children's hospital.</p> <p>At the time of writing, the thief has not been found and the oxygen bottles have not been returned.</p> <p><em>Photo credits:<span> </span></em><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/heartless-thief-steals-lifesaving-oxygen-from-sick-perth-baby/44acff98-2a7f-4054-b81b-e1b6862e068d" target="_blank">9NEWS</a></em></p> </div> </div> </div>

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Passenger’s dog found dead after “running out of oxygen” on long haul flight

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A husky has been found dead in the cargo hold of an Air France KLM Jetliner after running out of oxygen during the 11-hour flight.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The plane was travelling from Amsterdam and arriving in Los Angeles, and upon landing is when the dog was found.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Airline sources told </span><a href="https://www.tmz.com/2019/03/20/dog-dies-air-france-flight-lax-amsterdam/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">TMZ</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that photos of the dog are “too disturbing to share”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to one Air France employee, the dog had been “incorrectly” loaded into the cargo hold and was unable to breathe on the non-stop flight.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A spokesperson for PETA has given their thoughts on the matter. They told </span><a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8686525/dog-cargo-hold-air-france-klm-plane-oxygen-dead/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sun</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Tragedies like this one are exactly why airlines must require that animals travel in the main cabin only.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"PETA urges Air France-KLM to join airlines such as JetBlue and Southwest in prohibiting companion animals from being flown in the cargo hold, where they endure noise, extreme temperatures and sometimes inadequate pressurisation, before yet another sensitive animal suffers and dies, terrified and alone."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Air France policy states that passengers are allowed to keep a dog or cat weighing no more than 17 pounds (7 kg) in the cabin, but that’s only if the pet is at least 10 weeks old and has all required shots.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you think pets should travel in the main cabin area of the flight? Let us know in the comments below.</span></p>

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