United Airlines denied a woman trying to fly with her emotional support peacock

United Airlines barred Dexter, an emotional support peacock, from boarding a flight at Newark International Airport on Saturday. From the Washington Post:

United Airlines confirmed that the exotic animal was barred from the plane Saturday because it "did not meet guidelines for a number of reasons, including its weight and size."

"We explained this to the customer on three separate occasions before they arrived at the airport," an airline spokeswoman said in a statement Tuesday to The Washington Post...

The peacock's owner, who was identified by the Associated Press as Ventiko, a photographer and performance artist in New York, told the news agency that she bought the bird its own ticket.