Shocked plane passengers reportedly watched on in horror as a woman started to breastfeed her cat onboard a flight.
The bizarre news comes from a message from Delta Air flight DL1360 to Atlanta, seemingly from the crew, suggesting that the woman was refusing to stop what she was doing.
The Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System message read: "Req Redcoat meet AC Pax (passenger) in (seat) 13A is breastfeeding a cat and will not put cat back in its carrier when FA (flight attendant) requested."
"Req Redcoat meet" suggests that the pilot had a member of Delta's Redcoat ground team meet the passenger after landing.
The message was shared on Twitter with the caption: "Someone just texted me this… what the actual hell?"
The American airline has been forced to tighten regulations regarding animals onboard after an 84% spike in incidents involving emotional support animals.
The majority of these incidents have involved the animals misbehaving rather than the owner like in this most recent case.
Small dogs and cats are allowed onto Delta flights but must remain in a carrier under the seat in front for the whole flight.
That said, passengers have still been able to take a bizarre array of pets onto the planes.
In a statement, Delta said that they had seen "comfort turkeys, gliding possums known as sugar gliders, snakes, spiders, and more" as people interpret the term "emotionally supportive" broadly.
Emotional support animals have been proven to provide relief for people suffering from mental health issues such as PTSD, anxiety and depression.
Unlike service animals, their owners don't necessarily suffer from a physical disability.
Many airlines have banned them regardless, but some haven't meaning that several strange animals have been spotted on planes.
Some time back, passengers on another American plane were stunned by a duck wearing diapers.
Daniel Turducken Stinkerbutt, an emotional support animal, was an Indian Runner duck who spent his time waddling up and down the aisle on a flight from Charlotte to Asheville.
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