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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Alaska Airlines
Incident 2 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 72 (Juneau, AK to Seattle, WA) Date of incident: August 18, 2011 Time of incident:...Injury Dog SEA Flight 72Oct, 2011
August 18, 2011 at 11:30 AM
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Continental
August 15, 2011 TOTAL ANIMALS SHPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 10,529 TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: ...Death Dog SLC Flight CO1463Oct, 2011
August 15, 2011 at 01:46 AM
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Delta
Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - Redacted Reporting Period: August 2011 Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: Delta 1572 Date an...Death Dog ATL Flight 1572Oct, 2011
August 11, 2011 at 06:30 AM
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Delta
Type: Death Date of Incident: July 26, 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Routing: Atlanta, GA (ATL) – Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) AWB: 006-273609...Death Dog ATLSep, 2011
July 26, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Type: Death Date of Incident: July 25, 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Routing: Pensacola, FL (PNS) – Atlanta, GA (ATL) – Baltimore, MN (B...Death Dog ATL Flight DL1425Sep, 2011
July 25, 2011 at 12:03 AM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #923 Date and Time of the Incident 20 July 2011 Description of the Animal, Including Name 7 ...Death Dog MDE Flight 923Sep, 2011
July 20, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number AA1361 (MCI-DFW-SNA) Date and Time of the Incident 7/19/2011; Incident reported at approximately 9:45 a.m. at DFW Desc...Death Dog DFW Flight 1362Sep, 2011
July 19, 2011 at 09:45 AM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #957 Date and Time of the Incident 09 July 2011 Description of the Animal, Including Name 2....Death Dog SCL Flight 957Sep, 2011
July 09, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 731 (Houston, TX to Anchorage, AK) Date of incident: July 8, 2011 Time of incident: Approxi...Death Dog ANC Brachycephalic Flight 731Sep, 2011
July 08, 2011 at 11:54 PM
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Delta
Type: Injury Date of Incident: June 27, 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Routing: San Jose, CA (SJC) – Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) Flight – ...Injury Dog SLC Flight DL 1284Aug, 2011
June 27, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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Continental
CO flight #12 Honolulu to Los Angeles Cat – Dom short hair - Male /age approx 5 yrs June 25, 2011 Male / Name: “Ko...Death Cat HNL Flight CO 12Aug, 2011
June 25, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: June 24, 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Routing: Pittsburg, PA (PIT) – Atlanta, GA (A...Death Cat ATL Flight DL 344Aug, 2011
June 24, 2011 at 04:32 PM
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Continental
TOTAL ANIMALS SHPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 10,435 TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: 2 % O...Death Dog IAH Brachycephalic Flight CO 4Aug, 2011
June 18, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: June 11, 2011 Location: Moscow, Russia Routing: St, Louis, MO (STL) – Atlanta, GA (ATL...Death Chinchilla SVO Flight DL 30Aug, 2011
June 11, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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Alaska Airlines
Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 486 (Seattle, WA to San Diego, CA) Date of incident: May 31, 2011 Time of inciden...Injury Dog SEA Flight 486Jul, 2011
May 31, 2011 at 12:00 PM
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Delta
Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report – Redacted Reporting Period: May 2010 Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 131 Date and Time of ...Death Dog ATL Flight 131Jul, 2011
May 21, 2011 at 02:00 PM
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United Airlines
May 13, 2011 United Flight: 484 Denver to Washington (DCA) April 12, 2010 Animal: Radar – Doberman Pinscher ...Death Dog DCA Flight 484Jun, 2011
April 12, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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American Airlines
Carrier and Flight Number AA8 (HNL-DFW) Date and Time of the Incident 4/11/2011; Incident reported at approximately 6:30 a.m. at DFW Description...Death Cat DFW Flight AA8Jun, 2011
April 11, 2011 at 06:30 AM
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Delta
Cargo Incident Report Type: Death Date of Incident: April 1, 2011 Location: Dublin, Ireland Routing: Atlanta, GA (ATL) – Dublin, Ireland (...Death Cat DUB Flight DL176Jun, 2011
April 01, 2011 at 05:35 PM
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Continental
TOTAL ANIMALS SHPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 5,981 TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: 1 % O...Injury Dog SLC Brachycephalic Flight 440Jun, 2011
April 01, 2011 at 12:00 AM