A New York woman got stuck in Puerto Rico thanks to her pet parrot, Plucky. Fortunately — after nearly a week — she and the African grey have returned home.

Maria Fraterrigo and her husband, Richard, would vacation with friends in Puerto Rico — her African gray parrot, Plucky, in tow. That changed in 2019, when Richard, a former New York City police officer and retired federal court security officer,

An 81-year-old woman is stranded with her pet parrot, her emotional support animal, in Puerto Rico after the airline that allowed her to fly with the bird over there won't let the parrot back on the plane.