So it's come to this: people's love for dogs and other furry non-humans has become so all-consuming that people on a plane will cheer when a seven-year-old boy is removed from a flight because he had an allergic reaction to a dog on board.

A kid who was on his way home to Arizona after an especially meaningful trip to the US state of Washington, with his father, who has been diagnosed with terminal stage 4 cancer.

A kid whose father told local TV news media that he hopes he can convert the experience into teaching people to show more respect and sympathy for fellow humans.

A kid whose mother said she understood why they had to disembark from the plane, but could not fathom her fellow human beings' reaction.