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elleng

(140,939 posts)
Thu Jul 3, 2025, 09:20 PM Jul 2025

GOOD story:

Delta Airlines Flight 694 from Detroit to Los Angeles seemed like any other flight—until one special passenger found themselves in trouble: a dog traveling in the cabin experienced a serious medical emergency.
The pilot made a courageous decision few airlines would dare to make: an emergency landing in Minneapolis to save the dog's life.
More than 180 passengers and 6 crew members lost about two and a half hours of their time. The airline had to reroute flights, use extra fuel, and absorb additional costs totaling thousands of dollars...
All of this—for a dog?
Yes. And nobody complained.
A veterinarian who happened to be on board managed to stabilize the furry passenger during the emergency landing. A medical team awaited them on the ground, and thanks to their efforts, the dog survived.
When the plane took off again, passengers didn't raise any complaints. Only applause filled the cabin. Everyone understood something simple yet incredibly powerful:
💚 It was a life. And every life is priceless.
In a world measured by money, time, and efficiency, this story reminds us of something essential:
🌎 We don't need a faster world—we need a more compassionate one.
Thank you to Delta Airlines, the crew, the veterinarian, and everyone who chose compassion over time and money that day.

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GOOD story: (Original Post) elleng Jul 2025 OP
That made me tear up, elleng. sheshe2 Jul 2025 #1
I thought it would help some here. elleng Jul 2025 #2
It does. sheshe2 Jul 2025 #3
You thought right. Amaryllis Jul 2025 #13
Thank you, elleng, for this story. MIButterfly Jul 2025 #4
I love the doggies. Rightwingers kill them. enigmania Jul 2025 #5
Please, there's too much generalization already. summer_in_TX Jul 2025 #10
You're right. I've just seen so much cruelty and ignorance enigmania Jul 2025 #15
I get it. summer_in_TX Jul 2025 #16
Oh that is a positive story wendyb-NC Jul 2025 #6
Thank You elleng for bringing this good news to our attention. It's what DUers do. George McGovern Jul 2025 #7
OMG! What an awesome story. Grim Chieftain Jul 2025 #8
Thank you orangecrush Jul 2025 #9
What an amazing story! TomSlick Jul 2025 #11
Thanks for this elleng. Good timing for a not so good week.. yonder Jul 2025 #12
That is a good story. Thank you for sharing. Buddyzbuddy Jul 2025 #14

MIButterfly

(1,425 posts)
4. Thank you, elleng, for this story.
Thu Jul 3, 2025, 10:05 PM
Jul 2025

It really helps to see that the world still has kind, decent, compassionate people in it. I need stories like this one now more than ever.



summer_in_TX

(3,854 posts)
10. Please, there's too much generalization already.
Thu Jul 3, 2025, 11:13 PM
Jul 2025

Kristi Noem did indeed kill her dog. But she is probably a sociopath or even psychopath. While there are quite a few running around the Republican party, especially in political circles, it really isn't all or even most. But I flinched because I go to church with and also have family members I love who are Republicans – and dog lovers. Good people. Mistaken but would go way out of their way to help me if ever I needed help.

enigmania

(371 posts)
15. You're right. I've just seen so much cruelty and ignorance
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 11:44 AM
Jul 2025

in North and South Carolina from the right wing rednecks, it's damned difficult to be objective.

summer_in_TX

(3,854 posts)
16. I get it.
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 05:54 PM
Jul 2025

There's an overwhelming amount sometimes.

I wonder though if it seems to be a lot more because of how fast news travels makes it seem that way, just like news of violent crimes makes people everywhere think their area is a lot less safe than it is. We used to get local information, but now we get it all. The cumulative effect makes it seem more prevalent than it is. At least I can hope that may be applicable here.

wendyb-NC

(4,489 posts)
6. Oh that is a positive story
Thu Jul 3, 2025, 10:31 PM
Jul 2025

I love to hear of some things going right in all the possible outcomes for the dog, the story has a happy ending.

No, we don't need a faster world, any more than billionaires more tax breaks.

Grim Chieftain

(659 posts)
8. OMG! What an awesome story.
Thu Jul 3, 2025, 10:42 PM
Jul 2025

Thank you so much for sharing this elleng. A wonderful story all around. We needed this tonight.

TomSlick

(12,744 posts)
11. What an amazing story!
Thu Jul 3, 2025, 11:19 PM
Jul 2025

Not one of 180 passengers complained? A mass outbreak of humanity.

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