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 September 2012.
| Airline | Type | Animal | Incident Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | Loss | Dog | 07/18/12 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 07/15/12 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 07/01/12 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Cat | 06/26/12 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 06/16/12 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 06/08/12 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Cat | 05/23/12 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Cat | 05/17/12 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 05/17/12 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 05/08/12 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 04/28/12 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 04/26/12 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Rabbit | 04/08/12 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 03/18/12 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 03/17/12 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 03/16/12 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 03/16/12 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 03/15/12 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 03/15/12 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 03/14/12 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 03/11/12 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 03/01/12 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 02/14/12 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Chinchilla | 02/08/12 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Chinchilla | 02/08/12 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 02/07/12 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 02/03/12 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 01/29/12 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 01/29/12 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 01/26/12 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 01/17/12 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 01/17/12 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 01/13/12 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 01/09/12 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 01/04/12 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 12/30/11 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Death | Dog | 12/19/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Cat | 12/12/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Guinea Pig | 12/12/11 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Loss | Cat | 12/02/11 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 11/30/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Cat | 11/01/11 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Cat | 10/08/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Cat | 10/04/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Cat | 10/04/11 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Death | Dog | 09/30/11 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Injury | Dog | 09/19/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 09/15/11 | Details |
| American Airlines | Loss | Cat | 08/25/11 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 08/20/11 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 08/18/11 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 08/15/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 08/11/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 07/26/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 07/25/11 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 07/20/11 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 07/19/11 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 07/09/11 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 07/08/11 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 06/27/11 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Cat | 06/25/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Cat | 06/24/11 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 06/18/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Chinchilla | 06/11/11 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 05/31/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 05/21/11 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 04/12/11 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Cat | 04/11/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Cat | 04/01/11 | Details |
| Continental | Injury | Dog | 04/01/11 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 03/31/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 03/30/11 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 03/27/11 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 03/20/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 03/16/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Guinea Pig | 03/14/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Guinea Pig | 03/14/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 02/16/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 02/14/11 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 01/24/11 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 01/14/11 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 12/24/10 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 12/21/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Cat | 12/21/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 12/20/10 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 12/17/10 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 12/17/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 11/30/10 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Death | Dog | 11/25/10 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 11/24/10 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Cat | 11/12/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 11/11/10 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 11/08/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 11/04/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 10/22/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 10/13/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Bird | 10/04/10 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 10/03/10 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 10/01/10 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Loss | Cat | 10/01/10 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 10/01/10 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Dog | 09/29/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 09/27/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 09/26/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 09/01/10 | Details |
| Frontier Airlines | Injury | Dog | 08/30/10 | Details |
| Continental | Injury | Dog | 08/14/10 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Unknown | 07/01/10 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Unknown | 07/01/10 | Details |
| Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Loss | Unknown | 07/01/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Unknown | 07/01/10 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Death | Unknown | 07/01/10 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Unknown | 07/01/10 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Unknown | 07/01/10 | Details |
| United Airlines | Loss | Unknown | 07/01/10 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 06/29/10 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 06/24/10 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 06/19/10 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 06/13/10 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 06/07/10 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 06/03/10 | Details |
| American Airlines | Loss | Cat | 05/31/10 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 05/26/10 | Details |
| Delta | Loss | Dog | 05/03/10 | Details |
| American Eagle | Death | Dog | 04/30/10 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 04/27/10 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 04/16/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 04/10/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 04/09/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 04/02/10 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 04/01/10 | Details |
| Delta | Injury | Cat | 03/14/10 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 02/20/10 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 02/18/10 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 02/02/10 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 01/09/10 | Details |
| SkyWest | Injury | Dog | 01/06/10 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 12/31/09 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 12/07/09 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 12/03/09 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 11/27/09 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 11/21/09 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 11/16/09 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 11/02/09 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 09/21/09 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Death | Dog | 09/11/09 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 09/07/09 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Death | Dog | 09/03/09 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 08/25/09 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 08/14/09 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 08/05/09 | Details |
| American Eagle | Death | Dog | 07/29/09 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 07/18/09 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Loss | Cat | 07/14/09 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 07/13/09 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 07/10/09 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 07/03/09 | Details |
| American Airlines | Injury | Dog | 06/29/09 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Cat | 06/18/09 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 06/15/09 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 06/10/09 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Death | Dog | 06/02/09 | Details |
| American Airlines | Loss | Cat | 05/31/09 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 05/25/09 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Monkey | 05/10/09 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 03/15/09 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 03/09/09 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Cat | 02/24/09 | Details |
| Delta | Loss | Cat | 02/15/09 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 12/12/08 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 12/01/08 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 11/26/08 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Injury | Dog | 11/20/08 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Death | Bird | 11/14/08 | Details |
| American Airlines | Injury | Dog | 11/07/08 | Details |
| Horizon Air | Loss | Dog | 11/06/08 | Details |
| Horizon Air | Injury | Cat | 10/22/08 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Cat | 10/15/08 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 10/13/08 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 08/30/08 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 08/16/08 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Loss | Cat | 08/06/08 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 08/04/08 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Cat | 07/19/08 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 07/12/08 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 07/11/08 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Injury | Dog | 07/11/08 | Details |
| United Airlines | Loss | Dog | 07/07/08 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 07/03/08 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 06/27/08 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Cat | 06/24/08 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 06/04/08 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 05/30/08 | Details |
| SkyWest | Injury | Dog | 05/28/08 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 05/28/08 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 05/18/08 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 05/09/08 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 05/09/08 | Details |
| Continental | Loss | Dog | 05/09/08 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Bird | 04/09/08 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Death | Dog | 04/08/08 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Cat | 04/02/08 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 04/02/08 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 03/28/08 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Cat | 03/19/08 | Details |
| American Airlines | Injury | Dog | 03/12/08 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 03/09/08 | Details |
| Continental | Injury | Dog | 02/21/08 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 01/16/08 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 01/14/08 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Death | Cat | 01/10/08 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 01/07/08 | Details |
| Continental | Injury | Dog | 12/05/07 | Details |
| Delta | Loss | Cat | 11/30/07 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 11/29/07 | Details |
| Delta | Loss | Dog | 11/26/07 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 11/20/07 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 11/19/07 | Details |
| Continental | Loss | Cat | 11/05/07 | Details |
| Delta | Loss | Dog | 11/02/07 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Cat | 11/02/07 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Injury | Dog | 10/30/07 | Details |
| Comair | Loss | Cat | 10/22/07 | Details |
| American Airlines | Injury | Dog | 10/16/07 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 10/09/07 | Details |
| SkyWest | Injury | Dog | 10/01/07 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 09/22/07 | Details |
| Midwest Airlines | Death | Dog | 09/05/07 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Cat | 08/27/07 | Details |
| Delta | Loss | Cat | 08/23/07 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Cat | 08/13/07 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 08/11/07 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 08/07/07 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Loss | Cat | 08/04/07 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 08/02/07 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Cat | 07/28/07 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 07/27/07 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 07/25/07 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 07/03/07 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Injury | Dog | 07/03/07 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 06/23/07 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 06/20/07 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 06/16/07 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 05/31/07 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Death | Dog | 05/29/07 | Details |
| Horizon Air | Death | Dog | 05/25/07 | Details |
| Delta | Loss | Cat | 05/10/07 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 05/08/07 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 05/07/07 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 04/28/07 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 04/26/07 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 04/17/07 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Cat | 03/28/07 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 03/28/07 | Details |
| Continental | Loss | Cat | 03/27/07 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Injury | Cat | 03/20/07 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 03/09/07 | Details |
| Continental | Loss | Cat | 02/27/07 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 02/15/07 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 02/02/07 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 01/28/07 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 01/11/07 | Details |
| United Airlines | Loss | Cat | 01/06/07 | Details |
| United Airlines | Loss | Cat | 12/28/06 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 12/28/06 | Details |
| Delta | Loss | Cat | 12/26/06 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 12/18/06 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 12/15/06 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Loss | Dog | 12/12/06 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 12/03/06 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Loss | Cat | 11/30/06 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Cat | 11/14/06 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 10/29/06 | Details |
| Frontier Airlines | Injury | Dog | 10/19/06 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Loss | Cat | 10/15/06 | Details |
| Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Death | Dog | 10/13/06 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 10/09/06 | Details |
| Midwest Airlines | Death | Dog | 09/26/06 | Details |
| Midwest Airlines | Injury | Dog | 09/10/06 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 09/07/06 | Details |
| ATA Airlines | Loss | Cat | 09/01/06 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Death | Dog | 08/28/06 | Details |
| United Airlines | Loss | Cat | 08/25/06 | Details |
| ATA Airlines | Loss | Bird | 08/16/06 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 08/09/06 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 08/05/06 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 08/02/06 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 08/02/06 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 07/30/06 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 07/30/06 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 07/18/06 | Details |
| Continental | Injury | Cat | 07/13/06 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 07/10/06 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 07/08/06 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 06/26/06 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Cat | 06/24/06 | Details |
| Shuttle America | Loss | Cat | 06/24/06 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 06/18/06 | Details |
| Delta | Loss | Dog | 06/17/06 | Details |
| Continental | Injury | Dog | 06/03/06 | Details |
| Shuttle America | Death | Dog | 05/28/06 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Dog | 05/14/06 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 04/30/06 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 04/26/06 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Cat | 04/24/06 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Loss | Cat | 04/19/06 | Details |
| Pinnacle Airlines, Inc | Injury | Dog | 04/07/06 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 04/05/06 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 03/21/06 | Details |
| Pinnacle Airlines, Inc | Injury | Cat | 03/10/06 | Details |
| Delta | Loss | Dog | 02/15/06 | Details |
| Continental | Injury | Dog | 01/29/06 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 01/10/06 | Details |
| Delta | Loss | Cat | 12/08/05 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Injury | Dog | 12/02/05 | Details |
| SkyWest | Death | Dog | 11/11/05 | Details |
| American Airlines | Loss | Cat | 11/08/05 | Details |
| Horizon Air | Death | Bird | 10/25/05 | Details |
| Horizon Air | Death | Bird | 10/25/05 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 10/22/05 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 10/05/05 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 10/03/05 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 09/17/05 | Details |
| US Airways | Loss | Cat | 08/30/05 | Details |
| US Airways | Injury | Dog | 08/30/05 | Details |
| Horizon Air | Injury | Dog | 08/24/05 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 08/21/05 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 08/21/05 | Details |
| Continental | Injury | Dog | 08/13/05 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Dog | 08/06/05 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 08/02/05 | Details |
| Continental | Injury | Dog | 08/01/05 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 07/29/05 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Cat | 07/29/05 | Details |
| Delta | Death | Dog | 07/10/05 | Details |
| Continental | Loss | Dog | 07/05/05 | Details |
| Continental | Loss | Dog | 07/01/05 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 06/29/05 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 06/26/05 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Injury | Dog | 06/23/05 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Injury | Dog | 06/14/05 | Details |
| Hawaiian Air | Injury | Cat | 06/14/05 | Details |
| Midwest Airlines | Death | Dog | 06/11/05 | Details |
| Comair | Injury | Dog | 06/10/05 | Details |
| United Airlines | Death | Dog | 06/09/05 | Details |
| American Airlines | Death | Cat | 06/05/05 | Details |
| Continental | Injury | Cat | 06/05/05 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Injury | Dog | 05/24/05 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Loss | Cat | 05/23/05 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Injury | Dog | 05/20/05 | Details |
| US Airways | Death | Dog | 05/19/05 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Rat | 05/18/05 | Details |
| Continental | Death | Dog | 05/15/05 | Details |
| Continental | Injury | Cat | 05/13/05 | Details |
| Frontier Airlines | Injury | Cat | 05/12/05 | Details |
| Alaska Airlines | Death | Cat | 05/10/05 | Details |
| Northwest Airlines | Loss | Cat | 05/04/05 | Details |
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