**Animal Incident Report**

**to the U.S. Department of Transportation**

**Pursuant to 14 CFR § 234.13**

**Period: July 1-31, 2006**

**REDACTED**

**August 15, 2006**

**TOTAL ANIMALS SHPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 10,934**

**TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: 6**

**% OF REPORTABLE INCIDENTS TO ANIMALS HANDLED: 0.00054%**

[**Incident #1**:]{.underline}

CO Flight #422 IAH-LAX Dog - Boston Terrier Name: "Mr. Jiggs"

July 8, 2006 Male, 12yrs old

**[Owner/Guardian]{.underline}**

**REDACTED**

**[Narrative Description:]{.underline}**

**Description of the Incident:**

Upon arrival in LAX, the Ramp personnel who opened the bin noted that
this animal was deceased inside its kennel.

**Description of the Cause of the Incident:**

An investigation showed that all procedures were followed and this
animal was handled appropriately. It's important to note that two other
animals arrived in the same bin with this animal, and were in excellent
health. Customer agreed to a necropsy which showed some age-related
conditions, but did not reveal a cause of death outside of natural
causes.

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

None. The animal's death was not transit related.

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**[Incident #2]{.underline}**

CO Flight #486 EWR-SJU Dog - Mixed breed Name: "Joey"

July 10, 2006 Male, 6 yrs old

**[Owner/Guardian]{.underline}**

**REDACTED**

**[Narrative Description:]{.underline}**

**Description of the Incident:**

This dog was discovered loose inside the cargo bin upon arrival of the
aircraft, and was lying on its side. He had chewed and pushed out the
side metal vent on his dog crate, and escaped the crate during flight.
Animal was immediately rushed to a local veterinarian for care, and
passed away several hours after arriving at the vet's clinic.

**Description of the Cause of the Incident:**

Veterinarian's necropsy stated that the cause of death was *"acute
moderate to severe pulmonary edema and congestion, moderate bilateral
glomerulosclerosis and splenic siderotic plaques".* These are indicative
of preexisting conditions, and the report also stated that ",,,*the
cause of death is not consistent with or related to the movement or
transportation of the animal".*

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

None. The animal's death was not transit related.

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**July 2006**

**[Incident #3]{.underline}**

CO Flight #3 LAX-HNL Cat - Domestic Shorthair Name: "Bandit"

July 13, 2006 Male, 2 yrs old

**[Owner/Guardian]{.underline}**

**REDACTED**

**[Narrative Description:]{.underline}**

**Description of the Incident:**

The customer checked in his cat at the Los Angeles cargo office and left
to board the same aircraft from LAX-HNL. The cat began to chew on the
metal door of his crate, and a few minutes later the CO agent noticed
the animal's mouth bleeding. The customer was contacted on board the
aircraft prior to departure from Los Angeles, and brought back to the
cargo facility where he and the cat were then transported by a CO
Manager to a local veterinarian's office at the customer's request. The
cat had self-inflicted injuries (lacerations) to his tongue. After
recovering, the cat and the customer were transported on a later flight.

**Description of the Cause of the Incident:**

Injury was self inflicted from chewing on the metal kennel door.

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

None. The animal's injuries were self inflicted.

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**[Incident #4]{.underline}**

CO Flight #90 LAX-EWR Dog - Labrador Mix Name: "Cody"

July 18, 2006 Male, 14 yrs old

**[Owner/Guardian]{.underline}**

**REDACTED**

**[Narrative Description:]{.underline}**

**Description of the Incident:**

**REDACTED** was a passenger on the aircraft and traveled with this dog
as well as a second Cocker Spaniel dog (which arrived in excellent
condition). The flight from Los Angeles to Newark was delayed arriving
into Newark due to weather and was diverted to Cleveland for 3 hours.
During the time in Cleveland, the passenger was given access to his
animals because Cody required medication and they appeared to be fine.
Upon arrival into Newark, Cody was ill with diarrhea and the passenger
worked with CO agents to remove him from his kennel and walk him. His
crate was also cleaned out and he was given water. After the passenger
left the office to catch their connecting flight, the animal was found
lying in his kennel deceased.

**Description of the Cause of the Incident:**

The animal was very old and the passenger described him as ill (although
he had been given a health certificate by the family's vet). The
passenger refused to allow Continental to have a necropsy performed, and
stated that he was sure that the animal died because of his age and
general health conditions. He thanked the CO agents for their excellent
care and concern along the way. An investigation showed that the animals
were well protected at every station and temperatures in Cleveland were
well within standards during the diversion.

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

None. The animal's death was not transit related.

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**[Incident #5]{.underline}**

CO Flight #617 MSY-EWR Dog - American Bulldog Name: "Madison"

July 30, 2006 Female, 4yrs old

**[Owner/Guardian]{.underline}**

**REDACTED**

**[Narrative Description:]{.underline}**

**Description of the Incident:**

The dog was shipped with a cat and upon arrival into Newark, the dog was
deceased and the cat was fine.

**Description of the Cause of the Incident:**

All handling appears to be within standards. The necropsy performed on
the deceased dog indicated that the animal "*became agitated and this
led to an extreme nervous state that led to her death".* The
veterinarian also reported that "*the lungs showed signs of
hemorrhage".* He stated that the animal's death was not transit related.

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

None. The animal's death was not transit related.

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**[Incident #6]{.underline}**

CO Flight #522 MSY-IAH Dog - Cocker Spaniel Name: "Swirl"

July 30, 2006 Female, 8 yrs old

**[Owner/Guardian]{.underline}**

**REDACTED**

**[Narrative Description:]{.underline}**

**Description of the Incident:**

The dog arrived in Houston on the first leg of its journey and was found
deceased in the aircraft upon arrival.

**Description of the Cause of the Incident:**

Handling in New Orleans appears to be within standard guidelines. The
necropsy results "*showed an age-related chronic glomerulonephropathy
(kidney disease), pulmonary congestion and pulmonary edema. The report
stated that the underlying chronic kidney disease may have contributed
to the pets death*"*.*

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

None. The animal's death was not transit related.

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