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 2025.

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 727 (Salt Lake City, UT to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: April 28, 2013 Time of incident: Approxim...
    Injury Dog SEA Flight 727

    Jun, 2013

    April 28, 2013

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Animal Incident Report to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR § 234.13 Reporting Period: April 1-30, 2013 REDACTED Jun...
    Death Dog IAH Flight 200

    Jun, 2013

    April 17, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    DOT Animal Incident Report – April 2013 – Redacted Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 892 (Honolulu, HI to San Diego, CA) Date of incid...
    Death Dog LAX Flight 892

    Jun, 2013

    April 16, 2013

  • Hawaiian Air logo

    Hawaiian Air

    HAWAIIAN AIRLINES ANIMAL INCIDENT REPORT Date: 26MAR13 Time: 7:55 p.m. Reporting Station: HNL Flight: HA 4 From: HNL To: LAX Animal Info...
    Loss Dog HNL Flight HA 4

    May, 2013

    March 26, 2013

  • Horizon Air logo

    Horizon Air

    Incident 1 Carrier: Horizon Air Flight: 2356 (PDX/GEG) Date of incident: February 20th, 2013 Time of incident: Approximately 5:00 P.M. PT De...
    Injury Dog GEG Flight 2356

    Apr, 2013

    February 20, 2013

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted) Cargo Incident Report Type: Injury Date of Incident: February 9, 2013 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Ch...
    Injury Dog CLT Flight 1095

    Apr, 2013

    February 09, 2013

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Animal Incident Report to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR § 234.13 Reporting Period: February 1-28, 2013 REDACTED ...
    Death Dog HNL Flight 201

    Apr, 2013

    February 07, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    DOT Animal Incident Report – February 2013 – Redacted Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 242 (Los Angeles, CA to Guadalajara, MX) Date ...
    Death Dog ABR Flight 242

    Apr, 2013

    February 03, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    DOT Animal Incident Report – February 2013 – Redacted Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 19 (Orlando, FL to Seattle, WA) Date of incide...
    Death Dog SEA Flight 19

    Mar, 2013

    January 13, 2013

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 2312 Date and Time of Incident January 4, 2013, 12:33 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of...
    Death Rabbit SLC Flight 2312

    Mar, 2013

    January 04, 2013

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 20 (Seattle, WA to Chicago, IL) Date of incident: Saturday, December 29, 2012 Time of incident: App...
    Injury Dog ORD Flight 20

    Feb, 2013

    December 29, 2012

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 27 (Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Friday, December 28, 2012 Time of incident...
    Injury Dog SEA Flight 27

    Feb, 2013

    December 28, 2012

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 3 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 19 (Orlando, FL to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: Friday, December 28, 2012 DOT Animal Incident Repo...
    Injury Dog SEA Flight 19

    Feb, 2013

    December 28, 2012

  • American Airlines logo

    American Airlines

    Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #880 Date and Time of the Incident 17 December 2012 @ 1843 Description of the Animal, Inc...
    Injury Dog Flight 880

    Feb, 2013

    December 17, 2012

  • Hawaiian Air logo

    Hawaiian Air

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    Death Dog HNL Flight ha25

    Feb, 2013

    December 17, 2012

  • Hawaiian Air logo

    Hawaiian Air

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    Death Dog HNL Flight HA 47

    Feb, 2013

    December 01, 2012

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    INCIDENT #1: UA flight #400 Boston to San Francisco Dog– Brindle & white greyhound / 8yrs old Male November 5, 2012 Name: Chance Owner/Guar...
    Death Dog SFO Flight UA400

    Jan, 2013

    November 05, 2012

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 138 (Anchorage, AK to Chicago-O’Hare, IL) Date of incident: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Time o...
    Injury Dog ORD Brachycephalic

    Dec, 2012

    October 16, 2012

  • Horizon Air logo

    Horizon Air

    Carrier: Horizon Air Flight: 2490 (SEA/BLI) Date of incident: October 14, 2012 Time of incident: Approximately 6:00 P.M. PT ...
    Injury Cat BLI Flight 2490

    Dec, 2012

    October 14, 2012

  • American Airlines logo

    American Airlines

    Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #1334 Date and Time of the Incident 09 October 2012 @ 2350 Description of the Animal, Includ...
    Death Dog Flight AA1334

    Dec, 2012

    October 09, 2012

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