Airline Pet Travel Reports: December, 2015 through May, 2016

Data: March 2016

Incidents: no losses, 1 injury, 2 deaths

Delta Airlines On a flight from Baltimore, MD to Minneapolis, MN a dog injured itself while chewing its crate. The dog was taken to veterinary...

Data: February 2016

Incidents: no losses, 1 injury, 2 deaths

Delta Air Lines A Cocker Spaniel injured its mouth trying to chew at its kennel on a flight originating in San Diego, CA. On February 21st, 2016...

Data: January 2016

Incidents: no losses, no injuries, 1 death

Delta Air Lines A Golden Retriever was accepted in Rochester, NY (ROC) for transport to Portland, OR (PDX) with a transfer and overnight kenneling...

Data: December 2015

Incidents: no losses, 1 injury, 3 deaths

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...

Data: November 2015

Incidents: no losses, 2 injuries, 4 deaths

American Airlines An eight year-old Greyhound named Gumbo arrived deceased in Fort Lauderdale, FL from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Gumbo was taken to a...

Data: October 2015

Incidents: 1 loss, 1 injury, 1 death

Delta A cat was able to escape its kennel while being loaded on a flight in Detroit, MI. The report indicated that the kennel doors were secured...