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 April 2025.

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 1126 Date & Time of Incident: 12/14/2017 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Chow Ch...
    Injury Dog ANC Flight UA1126

    Feb, 2018

    December 14, 2017

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 1682 Date & Time of Incident: 11/03/2017 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Mastiff...
    Injury Dog ORD Brachycephalic Flight UA1682

    Jan, 2018

    November 03, 2017

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 1989 Date & Time of Incident: 10/23/2017 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Devon-Re...
    Death Cat ORD Flight UA1989

    Dec, 2017

    October 23, 2017

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 2405 Date & Time of Incident: 10/23/2017 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Stafford...
    Death Dog Brachycephalic Flight UA2405

    Dec, 2017

    October 23, 2017

  • American Airlines logo

    American Airlines

    Carrier: American Airlines Flight Number: 1090 Date & Time of Incident: 10/16/2017 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Bree...
    Death Dog ORD Flight AA1090

    Dec, 2017

    October 16, 2017

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 1267 Date & Time of Incident: 10/11/2017 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Other A...
    Injury Dog TPA Flight DL1267

    Dec, 2017

    October 11, 2017

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 155 Date & Time of Incident: 10/10/2017 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: ...
    Death Dog MAJ Flight UA155

    Dec, 2017

    October 10, 2017

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 396 Date & Time of Incident: 09/29/2017 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Boxer An...
    Injury Dog SFO Brachycephalic Flight UA396

    Nov, 2017

    September 29, 2017

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 1562 Date & Time of Incident: 09/26/2017 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Other A...
    Injury Dog ANC Brachycephalic Flight UA1562

    Nov, 2017

    September 26, 2017

  • American Airlines logo

    American Airlines

    Carrier: American Airlines Flight Number: 1129 Date & Time of Incident: 09/12/2017 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Poodl...
    Injury Dog Flight AA1129

    Nov, 2017

    September 12, 2017

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 1917 Date & Time of Incident: 09/11/2017 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Shiba I...
    Injury Dog AUS Flight UA1917

    Nov, 2017

    September 11, 2017

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 1473 Date & Time of Incident: 09/30/2017 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed:...
    Death Dog EWR Brachycephalic Flight UA1473

    Nov, 2017

    September 09, 2017

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 876 Date & Time of Incident: 09/26/2017 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: ...
    Death Dog SFO Brachycephalic Flight UA876

    Nov, 2017

    September 09, 2017

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 1537 Date & Time of Incident: 08/25/2017 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Australi...
    Death Dog DTW Flight DL1537

    Oct, 2017

    August 25, 2017

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 2053 Date & Time of Incident: 08/14/2017 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Austral...
    Injury Dog SFO Flight UA2053

    Oct, 2017

    August 14, 2017

  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Carrier: Delta Air Lines Flight Number: 645 Date & Time of Incident: 08/14/2017 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Other Ani...
    Death Cat MSP Flight DL645

    Oct, 2017

    August 14, 2017

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 1928 Date & Time of Incident: 08/14/2017 Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed: Belgian...
    Injury Dog EWR Flight UA1928

    Oct, 2017

    August 14, 2017

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 1815 Date & Time of Incident: 08/06/2017 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed:...
    Death Dog SFO Brachycephalic Flight UA1815

    Oct, 2017

    August 06, 2017

  • United Airlines logo

    United Airlines

    Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 384 Date & Time of Incident: 07/24/2017 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Injury Description of Animal: Breed:...
    Injury Dog PHL Flight UA384

    Sep, 2017

    July 24, 2017

  • Alaska Airlines logo

    Alaska Airlines

    Carrier: Alaska Airlines Flight Number: 894 Date & Time of Incident: 07/21/2017 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: ...
    Death Dog SEA Flight AS894

    Sep, 2017

    July 21, 2017

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