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 August 2025.
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Hawaiian Air
Date & Time of Incident: 02/23/2018 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Bulldog Animal Name: Flower Description of Incident: ...Death Dog Brachycephalic Flight HA08Apr, 2018
February 02, 2018
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United Airlines
Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 1773 Date & Time of Incident: 12/22/2017 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed:...Death Dog EWR Brachycephalic Flight UA1773Feb, 2018
December 22, 2017
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United Airlines
Carrier: United Airlines Flight Number: 0534 Date & Time of Incident: 12/21/2017 Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: Breed: Other An...Death Bird LAX Flight UA534Feb, 2018
December 21, 2017
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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 UA1126Feb, 2018
December 14, 2017
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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 UA1682Jan, 2018
November 03, 2017
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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 UA1989Dec, 2017
October 23, 2017
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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 UA2405Dec, 2017
October 23, 2017
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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 AA1090Dec, 2017
October 16, 2017
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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 DL1267Dec, 2017
October 11, 2017
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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 UA155Dec, 2017
October 10, 2017
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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 UA396Nov, 2017
September 29, 2017
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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 UA1562Nov, 2017
September 26, 2017
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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 AA1129Nov, 2017
September 12, 2017
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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 UA1917Nov, 2017
September 11, 2017
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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 UA1473Nov, 2017
September 09, 2017
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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 UA876Nov, 2017
September 09, 2017
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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 DL1537Oct, 2017
August 25, 2017
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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 UA2053Oct, 2017
August 14, 2017
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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 DL645Oct, 2017
August 14, 2017
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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 UA1928Oct, 2017
August 14, 2017
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