For this month we had one loss and one injured, both with Alaska Airlines.
On Sept. 8th, a 3.5 year old Terrier Mix on Flight 549 from St. Louis, MO to Seattle, WA escaped the kennel and baggage cart by chewing through the metal grate while being loaded onto the ramp but was recovered safely the next morning and returned to its owner.
On September 19th, a 3 year old Border Collie was…
» Read More…Happy to report there were no pet incidents for this month!
» Read More…On July 27th, there was a death of a French Bulldog, named Augie, traveling on Hawaiian Airlines Flight 34 from Kahului, HI to Los Angeles, CA with one other pet. Augie was found unresponsive upon arrival.
The cause is unknown. Necropsy was offered, but owner declined.
Safe travels, everyone, Your PetFlight Family
» Read More…On August 18, 2023, Paula Rodriguez was traveling with her dog, Maia, with a layover in Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport where she was being transported (to the plane) on the runway, and staff had opened her kennel, and she had escaped into the middle of the runway.
Ever since Maia went missing, animal lover Robin Allgood, an Atlanta resident who works to find lost dogs has put up f…
» Read More…There is currently a lost dog at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
As of August 18,2023, Maia, a female black & white mix dog is still missing.
You can read the full story with pictures of Maia from Atlanta News First and [View From …
» Read More…The overall number of pet related travel incidents decreased in 2022, with 9 incidents being reported compared to 21 in 2021.
» Read More…Traveling with your pet on an airplane can be a stressful experience for both the pet and the owner. Although air travel with pets is becoming increasingly popular, there are still risks involved. In 2021, over 256,000 pets were transported on airlines, with 7 deaths, 14 injuries, and 0 pets lost.
Although the risk of death or injury of a pet while traveling by air is relatively low, c…
» Read More…Have you ever wondered how your veterinarian knows if your pet can wait to be seen or requires immediate care? In the veterinary world, a pet is evaluated by staff using triage. Triage means the nurse does a brief evaluation to assess if the pet requires immediate care or can wait to see the veterinarian after a wait.
» Read More…Back on June 24th, when an army family arrived in Boston from Germany after their 15 years of service overseas, their cat Rowdy, a beautiful female four-year-old black cat with green eyes, somehow escaped her kennel in pursuit of some birds.
» Read More…The overall number of pet related travel incidents increased in 2021, with 21 incidents being reported compared to 10 in 2020.
» Read More…The overall number of pet related travel incidents decreased in 2020, with 10 incidents being reported compared to 19 in 2019.
» Read More…COVID-19 EMERGENCY ALERT
Expect Delays When Releasing Your Pet at the Airport Animal Quarantine Holding Facility*
NOTICE: It may not be p…
» Read More…The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it is revising its Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) regulation on the transportation of service animals by air to ensure a safe and accessible air transportation system.
» Read More…The overall number of pet related travel incidents increased in 2019, with 19 incidents being reported compared to 17 in 2018.
» Read More…The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced new reporting requirements for U.S. based airlines. The new ruling expands the definition of animals to include all cats and dogs transported by the airline. The previous rules did not apply to breeders.
» Read More…I'm a former travel agent, so I know the value of reconfirming reservations. For 8 years now, I've traveled with my 11 lbs. dog as an in-cabin pet between Central America, where I currently live, and the USA.
» Read More…Do you know where the closest emergency veterinary hospital is? How fast could you find the information? What if you were on the road or traveling by airplane?
PetFlight has recently added an Emergency Veterinary Clinic Search to make it easy to find this information. This includes the information for almost 700 emergency vet clinics an…
» Read More…The Transportation Security Administration reports that there are no security procedures that prohibit you from bringing a pet on a flight.
If you are taking your pet in the cabin, you will have to...
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Map of all airports that have reported an air travel, pet related incident.
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