Airline Pet Incidents
A complete list of all reported incidents involving the loss, injury, or death of a pet during air travel.
Information current as of September 2025.
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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 at 10:30 PM
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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 at 12:00 PM
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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 at 07:35 AM
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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 at 09:00 AM
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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 at 11:59 PM
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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 at 12:00 AM
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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 at 12:30 AM