Horrible: Florida Woman Drowns Dog In Airport Toilet So She Would Not Miss Flight…

A woman has been arrested for allegedly drowning her dog in a Florida airport bathroom after LATAM informed her that she could not take her dog onboard. The details here are really grisly.

Florida Woman Arrested After Allegedly Drowning Dog In Orlando Airport Toilet

Let’s review the chain of events that first unfolded on December 16, 2024, at Orlando Airport:

• Alison Agatha Lawrence, 57, was scheduled to fly from Orlando (MCO) to Bogota (BOG) on LATAM
• While checking in, her dog, a nine-year-old miniature schnauzer named Tywinn, was denied boarding because she did not have the correct paperwork to transport the dog to Colombia
• Lawrence walked away from the counter to an airport restroom with her dog
• There, she was observed in a stall for an extended period cleaning up “a lot of water and a lot of dog food”
• When the bathroom cleaner entered the restroom about 20 minutes later, she found the trash can to be much heavier than normal
• Inside the trash can she found the dog, with a collar around its neck, still warm…but dead
• An investigation revealed the dog died by being drowned
• It took the police some time to put the puzzle pieces together and locate Lawrence, but she was arrested on March 18, 2025, and placed in a Lake County jail, but will be extradited to Orange County (both counties are in the greater Orlando area)
• Lawrence has been arrested and charged with third-degree animal cruelty (punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $5,000 fine)

I’m not going to embed any photos of the bathroom or deceased dog, but police investigatory photos are quite dismaying…

The Orlando Police Department later revealed in an affidavit:

After Alison Agatha Lawrence was denied boarding of the dog due to improper paperwork, [she] is believed to have taken extreme and tragic action by killing the dog.

Lawrence posted a $5,000 bond and has been released.

This Is A Tragic Story…

I write often about how much I dislike travelers who put fake service vests on dogs to avoid pet fees or travel with their oversized canines. Some people have misinterpreted that to mean that I hate dogs. That could not be further from the truth.

This story genuinely outrages me and I am reminded once again that humans are a messed up race of people…what could possibly cause someone to kill their dog in order to make a flight?

I don’t put the value of a dog’s life on par with the value of a human life…so I’m not calling for Lawrence to be drowned in the same way that she drowned her dog…but I hope she spends at least a couple of years in jail for her selfish, cruel, and unethical actions.

CONCLUSION

A Florida woman faces up to five years in jail for murdering her dog by drowning it in an Orlando Airport restroom. I hope prosecutors throw the book at her and a judge or jury of her peers holds her accountable for her actions. Such behavior is disgusting. Period.

image: Orlando Police Department // hat tip: The Bulkhead Seat