London: Pot-bellied pigs, miniature horses and monkeys could be allowed to travel with you on planes under new British transport rules.
The guidelines are part of a draft manual on equality for disabled people travelling on commercial passenger planes, Daily Mail reported on Tuesday.
Animals should be allowed on flights if they are used for "emotional support" by their owners, the manual states.
Transportation officers would have to determine whether the animal is permitted on the plane by running through a list of guidelines....
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05:01 AM, Jul 11, 2012
Gangtok: With three blood samples testing positive at Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory(RDDL), authorities today confirmed swine fever outbreak as the cause of high mortality among pigs in Rinchenpong in West Sikkim. Joint Director, Animal Husbandry department[West], Dr DS Tewari said in a statement that results of three blood samples sent to RDDL, Khanapara, Assam, confirmed that it is swine fever and the department embarked on a vaccination drive in Rinchenpong...
02:51 PM, Jun 25, 2012
New Delhi: Bhopal gas victims allege that they are being used as guinea pigs for unethical drug trials without being informed. An RTI has revealed that Bhopal Memorial Hospital has pocketed over Rs 1 crore by allowing pharma companies to conduct clinical trials on disaster victims. Shankar Lal was 33 when the Bhopal Union Carbide leak of 1984 happened. Lal and his pregnant wife Laxmi survived but not their child...
09:31 AM, Mar 02, 2011
US scientists have isolated H1N1 virus, which has killed at least 44 worldwide. ...
12:35 PM, May 07, 2009
What the Bird flu did to chickens, Swine flu is doing to pigs. ...
11:12 PM, May 05, 2009
Britain, Italy and Germany also reported new cases. ...
10:23 AM, May 05, 2009
Swine flu has spread to 16 countries including 3 Asian countries. ...
12:48 PM, May 03, 2009
The new variant of H1N1 Influenza A has killed 15 people in Mexico. ...
10:25 AM, May 02, 2009
The health authorities in Hyderabad are keeping a watch on him. ...
04:16 PM, Apr 30, 2009
Experts say the pig farm is where the flu originated. ...
12:57 PM, Apr 30, 2009
India, too, has started screening passengers at airports. ...
10:12 AM, Apr 29, 2009
The World Health Organisation has raised a pandemic alert. ...
03:12 PM, Apr 28, 2009
A new strain of swine flu has killed up to 149 people in Mexico. ...
10:42 AM, Apr 28, 2009
India has issued travel advisory to prevent the flu outbreak in the country. ...
12:15 AM, Apr 28, 2009
Pony-sized beast wanted food. ...
06:13 PM, Sep 24, 2008
For all you pet lovers, the buzz is that chihuahuas are out but mini pigs are in. ...
01:42 PM, Oct 18, 2007
Two Musk hogs were married in a lavish ceremony in Taiwan, with the blessings of a Catholic priest. ...
06:06 PM, Feb 06, 2007
Chinese scientists have bred partially green fluorescent pigs that they hope will boost stem cell research. ...
10:49 AM, Dec 29, 2006
FAQs: What you should know about Swine flu ... 
