Americans love traveling with their pets. Over 2 million dogs, cats, birds, and other live animals fly on airlines in the United States every year. Sadly, sometimes the worst can happen during these journeys. Pets might get injured, run or fly away, and even die.
Most animals that are checked through as luggage—and likewise most deaths—involve dogs. Of the 274 pet fatalities reported by airlines since 2005, 214 of them, or 78 percent, were dogs. And among the dogs, the ones that suffered the most were flat-faced breeds like pugs and bulldogs.
