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| <p><strong>Animal Incident Report</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>to the U.S. Department of Transportation</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>Pursuant to 14 CFR § 234.13</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>Reporting Period: September 1 -30, 2007</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>REDACTED</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>October 13, 2007</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>TOTAL ANIMALS SHPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 9,623</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: 1</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>% OF REPORTABLE INCIDENTS TO ANIMALS HANDLED: 0.01% </strong></p> |
| <p><strong>INCIDENT #1:</strong></p> |
| <p>CO Flight #739 Houston - San Diego Dog - English Bulldog / 4 yrs. old </p> |
| <p>September 22, 2007 Male / Name: “Loki”</p> |
| <p><strong>Owner/Guardian</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>REDACTED</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>Narrative Description:</strong></p> |
| <p><strong>Description of the Incident:</strong></p> |
| <p>The animal was tendered in Houston for a non-stop flight, and upon arrival into San Diego, the animal was deceased in his crate.</p> |
| <p><strong>Description of the Cause of the Incident:</strong></p> |
| <p>The Bulldog was tendered at 8:25am in Houston in the mild temperatures of late September, transported in an air-conditioned van to the aircraft and placed in the cargo hold of the aircraft where temperatures remained at approximately 50-70degrees while in flight. According to the necropsy report, “Widespread visceral congestion is taken as evidence of acute cardiovascular collapse; however, the underlying cause is not apparent.” The necropsy diagnosis was, “possible heat stroke or aspiration of vomitus”. </p> |
| <p><strong>Description of any corrective action taken:</strong></p> |
| <p>None. The animal’s death was most likely a result of the inherent problems of this breed when they are stressed or over excited and the difficulty they have breathing / panting and expelling heat. As environmental conditions in this case were ideal during transport, there is no evidence that the animal’s death was transit related.</p> |
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