Animal Incident Report

to the U.S. Department of Transportation

Pursuant to 14 CFR § 234.13

Reporting Period: September 1 -30, 2007

REDACTED

October 13, 2007

TOTAL ANIMALS SHPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 9,623

TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: 1

% OF REPORTABLE INCIDENTS TO ANIMALS HANDLED: 0.01%

INCIDENT #1:

CO Flight #739 Houston - San Diego Dog - English Bulldog / 4 yrs. old

September 22, 2007 Male / Name: “Loki”

Owner/Guardian

REDACTED

Narrative Description:

Description of the Incident:

The animal was tendered in Houston for a non-stop flight, and upon arrival into San Diego, the animal was deceased in his crate.

Description of the Cause of the Incident:

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”.

Description of any corrective action taken:

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.