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 July 2025.

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    April 12, 2007 United Flight: 861 IAD/GRU March 28, 2007 Animal: Dog – Lhasa Apso Narrative Descriptio...
    Death Dog GRU Brachycephalic Flight 861

    May, 2007

    March 28, 2007

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    Continental

    Flt #667 Seattle - Anchorage Cat - 14 yrs old / Male / Orange Tabby March 28, 2007 Breed: Amer. Sh...
    Death Cat ANC Flight 667

    May, 2007

    March 28, 2007

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    Continental

    CO Flight # 1496 Las Vegas - Houston Cat - Domestic / 2 years old March 27, 2007 Male / Name: Unknown Owner/Guardi...
    Loss Cat LAS Flight 1496

    Jul, 2007

    March 27, 2007

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    Northwest Airlines

    Type: Injury Date/Time of Incident: March 20, 2005, approx. 6:00pm Central Time Location: MSP Routing: NW #312 LAX-MSP NW #626 MSP-IAD AWB:...
    Injury Cat MSP Flight 312

    May, 2007

    March 20, 2007

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    Continental

    INCIDENT 1: Flt #360 Newark - San Antonio Dog - 10 yrs old / Male 71lbs March 9, 2007 Breed: Siberian ...
    Death Dog SAT Flight 360

    May, 2007

    March 09, 2007

  • C

    Continental

    INCIDENT #2: Flt #1 Honolulu - Guam Cat - Male / 1 year old February 27, 2007 Breed: Dom. Short Ha...
    Loss Cat HNL Flight 1

    Jun, 2007

    February 27, 2007

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 7 Date of incident: 2/15/07 Time of incident: approximately 8:30 pm Descripti...
    Death Dog 000 Brachycephalic Flight 7

    Apr, 2007

    February 15, 2007

  • American Airlines logo

    American Airlines

    Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight #2213 Date and Time of the Incident 2 FEB 2007 at approximately 2:01pm Description of the Ani...
    Death Dog LAX Brachycephalic Flight 2213

    Apr, 2007

    February 02, 2007

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    February 14, 2007 United Flight: 81 LAX/HNL January 28, 2007: 12:45 PM Animal: Dog /Pug Narrative Descrip...
    Death Dog HNL Brachycephalic Flight 81

    Mar, 2007

    January 28, 2007

  • C

    Continental

    February 14, 2007 TOTAL ANIMALS SHPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 7,409 TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: ...
    Death Dog HNL Flight N/A

    Mar, 2007

    January 11, 2007

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    February 14, 2007 United Flight: 167 IAD/SMF January 6, 2007: 12:15 PM Animal: Cat Narrative Description: De...
    Loss Cat IAD Flight 167

    Mar, 2007

    January 06, 2007

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    United Flight: Lufthansa Flight 4869 and United Flight 903 MAN/MUC/IAD December 28, 2006: 3:00 PM Animal: Cat ...
    Loss Cat IAD Flight 903

    Feb, 2007

    December 28, 2006

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Incident 1 Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 584 Date of incident: 12/28/06 Time of incident: approximately 10 am Descripti...
    Injury Dog DEN Flight 584

    Mar, 2007

    December 28, 2006

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Carrier Delta Air Lines Flight Number Flight # DL5297 DCA-JFK Date and Time of Incident December 26, 2006 – approximately 1730 Type of Incid...
    Loss Cat JFK Flight DL5297

    Feb, 2007

    December 26, 2006

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: QX 2258 to AS 20 Date of incident: 12/18/06 Time of incident: approximately 7:30 am Descri...
    Injury Dog SEA Flight AS 20

    Feb, 2007

    December 18, 2006

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 76 Date of incident: 12/15/06 Time of incident: approximately 5:30 pm Description of anim...
    Injury Dog SEA Flight 74

    Feb, 2007

    December 15, 2006

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    Northwest Airlines

    Type: Loss Date of Incident: December 12, 2006 Location: MEM Routing: NW 158 SEA-MSP NW 458 MSP-MEM AWB: 012 SEA 60525076 Description o...
    Loss Dog MEM Flight NE 485

    Feb, 2007

    December 12, 2006

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight: 337 Date of incident: 12/3/06 Time of incident: approximately 8:30pm Description of animal...
    Death Dog SEA Brachycephalic Flight 337

    Feb, 2007

    December 03, 2006

  • NA

    Northwest Airlines

    Type: Loss Date of Incident: November 30, 2006 (Investigation completed December 18, 2006) Location: MCO Routing: NW 2798 CWA-DTW NW 422 D...
    Loss Cat MCO Flight NW 422

    Feb, 2007

    November 30, 2006

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    United Flight: 855 November 14, 2006: 8:32 PM Age: 14 Cat Narrative Description: Description of incident: Passenger checked a ca...
    Death Cat ORD Flight 855

    Jan, 2007

    November 14, 2006

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