Ariana Grande has just decided to speak quite harshly about a ferry company that she recently had to use during a trip from Calais to Dover, as according to her, her two dogs were “almost murdered” during the trip due to actions of the ferry’s employees. Grande’s mother has been expressing her outrage over P&O Ferries on Twitter, and she has quickly managed to stir up quite the controversy over the situation.
According to her story, employees of the ferry refused to let her two dogs on board due to issues with their documents. Employees prevented Grande from boarding the ferry with her two dogs, even though she claims she had proven that they were clean and had all the appropriate vaccinations necessary to enter the United Kingdom. The company had a different side to the story however, claiming that this never actually occurred.
Grande and her mother then spent a long time trying to convince the Boothman and other employees to change their minds and let them on the ferry, but to no avail. They tried all sorts of approaches but none worked, and in the end they even resorted to asking strangers if the dogs could ride in their cars.
Towards the end of the exchange, the officers that were arguing with Grande and her mother threatened that they would have them arrested, which is when the situation truly got out of hand. However, the two were able to find a solution after all, as they called a local vet to check the dogs before they were allowed to pass through the border.
Ariana Grande herself joined her mother’s tirade on Twitter, claiming that the ferry’s employees were acting out of line and that they don’t know how to treat people and animals with respect. She added that kindness goes a long way, and advised the ferry company to be more careful with the people they’re hiring.
The company responded to the situation, claiming that Grande’s story is actually missing some details, and that she didn’t present a full set of necessary documentation for her pets. He stated that there are only two documents that the company is legally allowed to accept – a Pet Passport or a Third Country Veterinary Certificate, and Grande had neither of those.
In the end, she was advised to just visit a local vet in order to get the situation resolved, and that’s what she had to do from the very beginning, according to the spokesman for the company. Which definitely sounds like a believable story in light of the standard practices of ferry operators.