A necropsy isn’t always in the mix. In Coco’s case, the puppy, one was performed. It found that Co

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The pets ranged from dogs and cats to a chinchilla.  It boarded a Delta flight at New York's JFK Airport last June for the second leg of its journey from St. Louis to Moscow, Russia.  The airline notes that the flight was delayed 44 minutes in St. Louis before departure for New York.
Still, topsail island beach vacation rentals the pet chinchilla appeared fine to the Delta crew at JFK, according to a Live Animal Incident Report. topsail island beach vacation rentals Without warning, the chinchilla arrived in Moscow deceased.  The airline was forced to ship the pet, without topsail island beach vacation rentals its owner, back to New York, because Russian authorities refused to allow the dead animal into the country.
Other airlines also noted pet deaths last year; five animals died on American Airlines, three on Continental and two perished on United.  The pet injury topsail island beach vacation rentals and death figures are drawn from the January-December 2011 Airline Reports to USDOT of Incidents Involving the Loss, Injury or Death of Animals During Air Transportation.  The lost and deceased pet tallies are included in the U.S. DOT's Air Travel Consumer Report .  The 2011 figures are lower than in 2010, when 39 animals died.  Delta again recorded the most pet deaths, with 16; Continental had six.  Far fewer pets perished in 2009 - about 23 total.  Nine animals died on American Airlines that year.
Delta's record for pet deaths this January was no better than its record in January of 2011 – it again recorded one pet death for the month.  American Airlines also recorded one death for January.  Monthly topsail island beach vacation rentals 2012 reports can be found here .
The most recent death involved topsail island beach vacation rentals T Bone, a 1 year old Yorkshire Terrier traveling from Frankfurt, Germany to Nashville via Atlanta on January 13, 2012.  In the Incident Report, Delta notes that there were no indications of a problem with the cargo hold being too hot or too cold.  Yet the necropsy indicated the tiny Terrier died from hypoxia, "perhaps associated with seizures, hypoglycemia, or hyperthermia."
Other Delta victims include Coco, a 9-month old English Bull Dog who traveled from Stuttgart, Germany to Philadelphia via Atlanta.  The puppy was found unresponsive when unloaded in Atlanta, "less than 10 minutes after the aircraft had parked," according topsail island beach vacation rentals the Delta's Live Animal Incident Report.
Cats also died on Delta.  Phoebe, an 11-year-old short hair, was traveling with her companion kitty Newman, from Pittsburgh to Phoenix through Atlanta.  The flight was just ten minutes behind schedule, topsail island beach vacation rentals and the airline reported temperatures in the 60s.  But when the flight landed in Atlanta, the ramp crew noticed Phoebe was unresponsive, lying in the back of her crate.  She had passed topsail island beach vacation rentals away.  Newman had to do the final leg of the journey topsail island beach vacation rentals without his buddy.  A necropsy revealed that Phoebe died of chronic heart failure.
Some of the incidents over the years involved older pets, or dogs that are susceptible to breathing problems, like Bull Dogs.  But others involved younger, less at-risk animals.  Like Katie, a 6 year old yellow Labrador Retriever whose last trip was from Pensacola to Atlanta last July.  Her final destination was supposed to be Baltimore.
Katie boarded her first flight with no issues.  Scattered clouds flecked topsail island beach vacation rentals the Pensacola sky.  Temperatures were moderate to warm, about 75 to 80 degrees.  The ground topsail island beach vacation rentals crew reported that Katie made it to Atlanta topsail island beach vacation rentals without incident.  Delta personnel then transported the middle aged Lab via temperature controlled van to await the next leg of her journey to Baltimore.  Katie boarded her second topsail island beach vacation rentals flight.  It was scheduled to leave at 1:50 pm.  But apparently the plane was delayed; the Captain and ground crew "were informed the delay would only be brief," according to the Incident Report.
But two hours later, the flight still waited in the sweltering Atlanta summer heat for take-off clearance.  At 5:33 pm, the crew got the go-ahead for departure. topsail island beach vacation rentals Yet somehow, the report stated, the flight was still on the ground at 7:46 pm, delayed an additional two hours.
Around that time, the crew finally got instructions topsail island beach vacation rentals to return the plane to the gate.  When ground handlers opened the cargo bin door, there was Katie, non-responsive inside her kennel.  Katie's necropsy report is still pending according to the report, even though her death happened almost 8 months ago.
After Katie died, Delta apparently took action. topsail island beach vacation rentals The airline stated in the report that it will try to ensure the crew is notified if there's a pet in the cargo section of the plane when flights are delayed.  "As a result of the animal's death, our Load Center will pull another Load Manifest in order to determine if an animal exists on a delayed aircraft," stated the Delta report.
In March 2011, a Chihuahua traveling Delta Airlines between Atlanta and Buffalo lost three lower incisor crown teeth chewing the handle and front corner of its crate.  Last January a Golden Retriever reportedly chewed and then tried to swallow the zip ties that secured its kennel door during a flight.  The ties ended up lodged in its throat – a vet anesthetized the dog and managed to remove the obstruction.  Both dogs survived their ordeals.
A necropsy isn't always in the mix.  In Coco's case, the puppy, one was performed. topsail island beach vacation rentals It found that Coco, due to stress, "regurgitated food consumed prior to transportation which aspirated into the trachea and lungs," stated the report.  Essentially, the puppy choked.  The vet also noticed "indications of a preexisting respiratory infection topsail island beach vacation rentals which was still inflamed," according topsail island beach vacation rentals to the report.
TN reached out to Delta Airlines, sending topsail island beach vacation rentals emails and making several calls, but there's been no response as yet.  Airlines can make substantial ancillary revenue in part from pet transportation fees.   According to recent figures, TN reported that Delta earned the most revenue of any reporting airline from ancillary sources like pet transport fees, in the third quarter topsail island beach vacation rentals of 2011.  To see the additional Miscellaneous Operating Revenue data, go to BTS Schedule P-1.2.
I flew my dogs Bozzhley and Zoehy via Delta Airlines August 10, 2012; and I did find out that there was a delay in flight. topsail island beach vacation rentals It upsets me to read this articles because I WILL NOT and WILL NEVER transport my animals via an airline. This is unfair and unjust topsail island beach vacation rentals brought upon airline topsail island beach vacation rentals industry topsail island beach vacation rentals just to make an extra buck. I wonder if the airlines topsail island beach vacation rentals did pay back the loss of the animal or if owners considered small claims court and ask the airline industry to pay for Emotional Distress, Sentimental Value and Injury.
I totally agree the numbers need to be put into context, but I do have to wonder about Spot's choice of numbers. 35 dead out of 35,000 would still mean that pets are suffering a mortality rate far greater than that of American soldiers in the first Gulf War.
I totally agree with RNB - listening to this report this morning I was surprised that there was no attempt to put the statistics into context - if we don't know how many animals were transported each year it is hard to know if these numbers are huge or tiny. If 35 died out of 350 carried, that's a big deal, but it is it 35 died out of 35,000, it's a very different story.
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L.O., unless topsail island beach vacation rentals you can afford to charter a private jet or yacht, there is no way to transport a pet across an ocean except the cargo hold. You can't take them in the cabin. You can't take them on a passenger or cargo ship. Look it up. There is no other way. If you need to move to another continent, your choice is either to do this or to break up your family and find your pet a new home. You are wrong to judge pet owners who find themselves in this unfortunate position.
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