Chinchillas, hamsters suffer four-day layover en route to Newfoundland
GANDER, N.L. — Dozens of fish didn’t make it, but a contingent of small animals has arrived in Gander, N.L., dirty but apparently healthy after a four-day delay in Halifax.
The animals had been slated for a one-day trip to Pet Central Pet Store Wednesday from a Montreal supplier but got repeatedly bumped at Halifax’s international airport.
“I made 16 calls, I made eight attempts to go to the airport. I was frustrated, I was in tears to be honest with you,” said Pet Central manager Terri-Ann Crisby.
“I’m leaving my home and my family at 12:30 at night to go get these animals at the airport. And we had blizzards here too. So I was driving in extreme conditions.”