SAN JOSE, Calif. — Michael Contillo claims he did everything necessary to ensure his two beloved French bulldogs, Ash and Kora, had a safe flight back to San Francisco International Airport from New York City — including flying first class so the dogs would have more room.

But shortly before takeoff, the flight crew made him and his dogs move to the tighter seating in coach, stressing Ash. A little more than five hours later when Contillo arrived in the terminal at SFO and immediately opened Ash’s carrier, he discovered the cream-colored dog, about to turn 4, was stiff and dead, according to a lawsuit Contillo filed Wednesday against Alaska Airlines.

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