EXCLUSIVE: California OnlyFans star, 30, slams China Airlines for banning her beloved CAT from moving to Bali with her and forcing her pet to spend 38 hours in a vomit-soaked cage
A 30-year-old OnlyFans model has accused China Airlines of keeping her cat in a cage for 38 hours after not allowing her to take the animal on a plane to Bali.
Content creator Nina Galy told DailyMail.com on Thursday that she is now considering legal action against the airline, weeks after she exposed the ordeal her pet, named Baby Cat, endured on TikTok this month.
In July’s post – which has since garnered more than 17 million views – Galy accused China Air of traumatizing, sedating and even starving Baby Cat by imprisoning him on a 13-hour maiden flight from Los Angeles to Taiwan.
However, when the Los Angeles-based influencer landed herself, airline officials told her that the cat would not be allowed into Indonesia and that she would have to fly back to the US immediately if she wanted to claim the animal again.
She finally agreed – but was ultimately dismayed to discover that the animal had urinated and vomited in her cage.
Weeks later, Galy’s first TikTok — and several others since — caught the carrier’s attention, prompting a rep to contact Galy with an offer of compensation, after she spent nearly $1,500 on consultations and vaccinations to make sure the cat was healthy. could enter the country. She also had to pay an additional $1,900 for the flight home.
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A 30-year-old OnlyFans model has accused China Airlines of keeping her cat in a cage for 38 hours after not allowing her to take the animal on a plane to Bali
Content creator Nina Galy told DailyMail.com on Thursday that she is now considering legal action against the airline, weeks after she exposed the ordeal her pet, named Baby Cat, endured on TikTok this month
Currently, Galy, who has more than 400,000 followers on TikTok, is considering legal action and told DailyMail.com how the ordeal left both her and her cat emotionally and physically ill.
“She’s been through everything with me, from my college education to my divorce,” she said of the animal, whose name is Baby Cat.
The influencer – who has attributed the airline’s apparent inattention to “human error” – added: “Honestly, I felt like the worst cat parent, the worst human being.
“I felt like I betrayed my cat.”
She added that she started legally importing Baby Cat to Indonesia more than three months ago, spending a total of about $1,900 dollars in travel costs and certifications to do so.
As her July trip to the country’s popular island province approached, Galy said she thought she did everything she could to make sure her cat could join her on the trip.
As she tracked down the right doctors, she gathered all necessary paperwork and paid for a series of blood and COVID tests for both her and Baby Cat, along with various animal vaccinations.
Each test had to be separate, with each appointment 2-3 weeks apart, she said.
She was finally able to leave as planned on July 5, but she hit her first roadblock when she and Baby Cat arrived at the LAX airport.
There, Galy was told that her pet could not travel in the cabin with her and would instead have to be stowed as cargo.
For this, she said the airline charged her a total of $730 in four separate transactions, adding to her already expensive itinerary.
China Airlines has since said that Baby Cat should not have been allowed to board at LAX, but did not elaborate on why — despite Galy’s insistence to DailyMail.com on Thursday that she had thoroughly checked the rules and regulations in place for traveling with pets.
Weeks later, Galy’s first TikTok — and several others since — caught the carrier’s attention, prompting a rep to contact Galy with an offer of compensation, after she spent nearly $1,500 on consultations and vaccinations to make sure the cat was healthy. could enter the country. She also had to pay an additional $1,900 for the flight home
Galy, who is currently considering legal action, has more than 400,000 followers on TikTok and told DailyMail.com how the ordeal left both her and her cat emotionally and physically ill
That being said, Galy further admitted that she thought this was just a minor hiccup in the way of her journey — that is, until she landed in Taiwan.
When she arrived, she said airline officials told her that Baby Cat was not allowed to enter Indonesia, claiming she was told that “human error” — which airline officials would later attribute to LAX ground crew — was the reason was why they denied the flight. cats access to the province.
They did not specify why and came to the decision even though the cat’s carrier had a label with its final destination to Bali on it, as required by the airline.
Her only option, she was told, was to fly them both back to the US.
She also had to pay for the flight back to the United States for both of them, even after admitting that they had allowed this accident to happen. While waiting for hours at Taipei Taoyuan Airport, Galy tried to ask China Airlines to at least fly her back to the US.
Speaking to DailyMail.com, she recalled how a manager would have responded with, “I don’t accept your opinion. China Airlines owes you nothing.’
From the time they boarded their first flight at LAX, Galy and Baby Cat had been separated for 13 hours.
After being told to return to the United States, Galy was unable to be with her cat for another 13 hours until the next plane left for LAX.
Galy added that she was told by the airline that the cat was kept in a basement with a blanket over her carrier during that period.
After being told to return to the United States, Galy was unable to be with her cat for another 13 hours until the next plane left for LAX. Galy said China Airlines told her the cat will be kept in the basement with a blanket over her carrier before then
Now, Galy is looking for an international lawyer to help her go after China Airlines for their admitted error – after she reportedly received a text message from a China Airlines customer service manager on July 17.
Not wanting to talk over text, Galy responded by email — to which officials offered her compensation.
According to Business Insider, which reviewed the post, the email saw the rep disputing Galy’s claims that staffers did not feed or care for the animal during its lengthy internment.
“For clarification while you were waiting in Taipei, China Airlines ground staff fed your baby cat and made sure the baby cat was taken care of on July 6, 2023,” it read.
“For your convenience, we can offer you a premium economy class round-trip ticket from CI gateway cities in the US to any destination operated by China Airlines.”
A representative added in an email that an internal investigation has found that LAX ground staff were wrong about accepting Baby Cat on the flight, and that the staff “immediately explained the situation” to Galy,
That correspondence also ensured that airline staff “ensuring the cat was well fed and in good health.”
After returning to her mother’s home in the US on June 7, Galy was finally reunited with her cat.
When she landed, a person she thought was a gate agent greeted her, and reportedly tried to de-escalate the situation by apologizing. At that point, Baby Cat was sitting in the baggage carousel at the carousel and Galy ran to reunite her.
“I’m lying on the floor in the middle of the baggage carousel, with my cat, sobbing. And she smelled like a big, giant shit ball.”