A pilot diverted an international flight to save a dog traveling in cargo

In short: an Air Canada flight from Tel Aviv to Toronto lost power to one of the cargo bay heaters. In the cargo bay was a Simba, a French bulldog. The pilot realized that the temperature in the cargo bay would drop to below freezing, so he diverted to an emergency landing in Frankfurt.

Reportedly the other passengers were largely understanding of the (undoubtedly substantial) delay. *That* is the actually surprisingly part of the story. I would not have been shocked if at least one of the passengers had, upon hearing that his flight was being diverted for a *dog,* got likkered up, tried to storm the cockpit in protest, and wound up dropping trou and pooping on the food cart. I dunno, maybe it’s because they were Canucks…