February 2016 Airline Pet Travel Report
Pet incidents for the month of December, 2015.
American Airlines
The first report of the death of a snake happened on a flight to San Francisco, CA. The customer opened the cardboard box that the snake was transported in and found the snake deceased. No damaged was noted to the inner container. A veterinarian was not contacted since the customer decided to take the snake home.
Delta
A Belgan Malinois arrived in Ontario, CA from Palm Beach, FL and was found to be responding poorly. The animal was immediately transported to veterinary services for evaluation. The necropsy results did not identify a specific
cause of death.
Before loading in Portland, OR a cat was found to have injured its paw trying to escape its kennel. The cat was taken to the vet and had the paw bandaged and given permission to continue travel where it was transported and delivered without further issue.
United Airlines
A two month-old Bulldog arrived in Fort Lauderdale, FL from Sacramento, CA deceased. Necropsy results confirmed a bacterial upper respiratory infection.
Incidents by Airline
During December, 2015
| Airline | Losses | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
American Airlines
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
Delta
|
0 | 1 | 1 |
United Airlines
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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Incident Details
Complete listing for December, 2015
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American Airlines
AMERICAN AIRLINES / December 2015 DOT PET INCIDENT REPORT Carrier and Flight Number American Airlines Flight # 1624 Date and Time of the Incide...
Death Snake SFO Flight 1624December 23, 2015 at 10:30 PM
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Delta
Delta Cargo Live Animal Incident Report Date of Incident: December 2015 Location:West Palm Beach, FL (PBI) - Atlanta, GA (ATL)- Salt Lake C UT -...
Death Dog ONTDecember 14, 2015 at 12:00 AM
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Delta
Delta Cargo Live Animal Incident Report Date of Incident: December 29 2015 Location : Routing Portland OR Portland, OR (PDX) - Salt Lake City...
Injury Cat PDXDecember 23, 2019 at 12:00 AM
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United Airlines
INCIDENT #1: CARRIER: United Airlines ROUTING: UAS302 Sacramento, CA (SMF) to San Francisco, CA (SFO), UA1568 San Francisco, CA (SFO) to Fort La...
Death Dog FLL Brachycephalic Flight UAS302December 18, 2015 at 07:12 AM
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