Airline Pet Incidents
Below is a list of all incidents involving the loss, injury, or death of a pet during air travel or shipping. Information current as of October 2024.
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Northwest Airlines
Type: Injury Date/Time of Incident: June 23, 2005, approx 5pm Location: DTW Routing: NW49, CDGDTW Description of Animal: Golden retriever ...Injury Dog DTW Flight NW49Aug, 2005
June 23, 2005
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Hawaiian Air
Date: 14Jun05 Time: 11:25 a.m. Reporting Station: HNL Flight: HA 383/HA 22 From: ITO To: SEA Animal...Injury Cat HNL Flight HA22Aug, 2005
June 14, 2005
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Hawaiian Air
Date: 14Jun05 Time: 11:25 a.m. Reporting Station: SEA Flight: HA 22 From: HNL To: SEA Animal Inform...Injury Dog SEA Flight HA22Aug, 2005
June 14, 2005
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Midwest Airlines
On June 11, 2005 Midwest Airlines flight 831 arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from Phoenix, Arizona. Upon arrival the cargo hold door was opened and...Death Dog MKE Brachycephalic Flight 831Aug, 2005
June 11, 2005
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Comair
The following information is being provided as a result of an injury that occurred to an animal in conjunction with required reporting guidelines o...Injury Dog IND Brachycephalic Flight 5839Jul, 2005
June 10, 2005
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United Airlines
Description of incident: Buju, an English Bulldog, was traveling with a companion dog in a separate kennel. The dogs were boarded in Pittsburgh wi...Death Dog DEN Brachycephalic Flight 251Aug, 2005
June 09, 2005
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight 640 Date and Time of the Incident 11JUN05 at 1110CDT Description of the Animal, Including Name...Death Cat ORD Flight 640Aug, 2005
June 05, 2005
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Continental
Description of the Incident: Cat arrived in Houston and agents noticed a small amount of blood on its paw and on its mouth. Animal was transported...Injury Cat IAH Flight 633Aug, 2005
June 05, 2005
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Alaska Airlines
Description of animal (including name): 7 year old white West Highland Terrier named Sputnik Narrative description of incident: Dog was checked as...Injury Dog BOS Flight AS12Jul, 2005
May 24, 2005
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Alaska Airlines
Description of animal (including name): Domestic short hair cat named Tippy Identification of the owner(s) and/or guardian of the animal: Redact...Loss Cat SEA Flight 129Aug, 2005
May 23, 2005
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Northwest Airlines
Type: Injury Date/Time of Incident: May 20, 2005, approx. 8:00pm Location: MSP Routing: NW #1057 PIT-MSP NW #321 MSP-LAX Description of Ani...Injury Dog MSP Brachycephalic Flight NW1057Jul, 2005
May 20, 2005
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US Airways
Carrier and Flight Number: US Airways Flight # US893 FRA-PHL Date and Time of Incident: May 19, 2005, between 12:55pm (local, Frankfurt, G...Death Dog DCA Flight US893Jul, 2005
May 19, 2005
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Continental
Description of the Incident: The rat appeared to have died of natural causes, not because of transit. Rat was deceased upon arrival of the 1:15 fl...Death Rat IAH Flight CO683Jul, 2005
May 18, 2005
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Continental
Description of the Incident: Arrived off of Continental flight 14 from Honolulu to Newark Liberty deceased. Description of the Cause of the Incide...Death Dog EWR Flight CO14Jul, 2005
May 15, 2005
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Continental
Description of the Incident: The cat escaped from its kennel while being transported to the aircraft, was injured and subsequently was treated and ...Injury Cat N/A Flight N/AJul, 2005
May 13, 2005
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Frontier Airlines
Carrier/Flt Number: Frontier Airlines #426 Date/Time of Incident: 5/12/05 11:59 p.m. Description of Animal : Cornish Rex ...Injury Cat ATL Flight 426Jul, 2005
May 12, 2005
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Alaska Airlines
Narrative description of incident: A large breed dog was placed in cargo hold with other animals. The dog escaped from its kennel, breached the cat...Death Cat 000 Flight AS539Jul, 2005
May 10, 2005
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Northwest Airlines
Type: Loss Date of Incident: May 4, 2005 – approx 1230 am Location: LAX Routing: NW 300 LAX-MSP NW 454 MSP-JAN AWB: 012 LAX 36263010 Descri...Loss Cat LAX Flight NW300Jul, 2005
May 04, 2005
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