July 2017 Report

July 2017 Airline Pet Travel Report

Pet incidents for the month of May, 2017.

American Airlines

A Golden Retriever arrived deceased in San Juan, Porto Rico from Miami, FL. The report indicated that the dog was taken to a local veterinarian for a necropsy, but not details were provided at the time of the report.

Incidents by Airline

During May, 2017

Airline	Losses	Injuries	Deaths
American Airlines	0	0	1
Total	0	0	1

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Incident Details

Complete listing for May, 2017

American Airlines

Carrier: American Airlines Flight Number: 316 Date & Time of Incident: 05/27/2017 12:00 AM Type of Incident: Death Description of Animal: ...

Death Dog SJU Flight AA316

May 27, 2017 at 11:43 PM
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Total Incidents 1

Losses 0

Injuries 0

Deaths 1

Report Information

Report Period May 2017

Published July 2017

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