March 2006 Report

March 2006 Airline Pet Travel Report

Pet incidents for the month of January, 2006.

January 2006 is fairly quiet, but unfortunately Delta reported one death and Continental one Injury.

The death was a 2 year old pug named "Porkchop" who was found motionless upon arrival in Atlanta. The owner chose to take the dog home and no autopsy was performed. It's difficult to draw any conclusions without further information.

The injury reported by Continental was an Australian Shepherd named "Rosie" who escaped from her kennel during the flight and received a small cut on her nose. She was not used to being in a kennel and was able to chew her way out of her kennel during the flight. This is another incident that might have been avoided if the dog was more acclimatized to her kennel.

Incidents by Airline

During January, 2006

Airline Losses Injuries Deaths
Continental Continental 0 1 0
Delta logo Delta 0 0 1
Total 0 1 1

Incident Trends

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Incident Details

Complete listing for January, 2006

  • C

    Continental

    Animal Incident Report to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13

    Period: January 1 - 31, 2006

    REDACTED

    Februa...

    Injury Dog IAH Flight CO526

    January 29, 2006 at 12:00 AM

    View Report
  • Delta logo

    Delta

    Delta Air Lines Live Animal Incident Report - REDACTED Reporting Period: January 1 – January 31, 2006

    Carrier Delta Air Lines

    Flight Num...

    Death Dog ATL Brachycephalic Flight DL125

    January 10, 2006 at 03:00 PM

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Quick Stats

Total Incidents 2
Losses 0
Injuries 1
Deaths 1

Report Information

Report Period January 2006
Published March 2006
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