GOOD story:

[elleng]

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.

[sheshe2]

1. That made me tear up, elleng.

Beautiful story.

Thank you, I needed that.

[elleng]

2. I thought it would help some here.

[sheshe2]

3. It does.

TY

[Amaryllis]

13. You thought right.

[MIButterfly]

4. Thank you, elleng, for this story.

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.

[enigmania]

5. I love the doggies. Rightwingers kill them.

[summer_in_TX]

10. Please, there's too much generalization already.

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]

15. You're right. I've just seen so much cruelty and ignorance

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

[summer_in_TX]

16. I get it.

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]

6. Oh that is a positive story

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.

[George McGovern]

7. Thank You elleng for bringing this good news to our attention. It's what DUers do.

[Grim Chieftain]

8. OMG! What an awesome story.

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

[orangecrush]

9. Thank you

I needed this

[TomSlick]

11. What an amazing story!

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

[yonder]

12. Thanks for this elleng. Good timing for a not so good week..

[Buddyzbuddy]

14. That is a good story. Thank you for sharing.