Seriously. Who the hell does cruelty like this win points with??

With emotional support animals.
You can legally charge pet deposit or charges for pets and now every dog is an emotional support animal. Airlines finally cracked down on this. I watched a dog years ago bark the entire flight then snap at that man next to it. That was a certified emotional support dog as the woman told everyone.

I’m a #1 dog fan, but your eyes are closed if you don’t see how half of these dogs are now a scam.

that's the same twisted non-logic as "voter fraud"

Go speak to apartment landlords. I traveled weekly on airplanes for decades. They registers dogs and cats constantly to get out of pet deposits or charges.
Go online and see the bs people pull trying to get dogs into restaurants. The abuse of the system is crazy.

The airlines have thankfully tightened policies and there is significant pushback from business owners. It’s for a reason.