Female Bulldog Unresponsive HA Flight

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES ANIMAL INCIDENT REPORT Date: 10/10/15 Time: 1:15 p.m.

Reporting Station:
HNL Flight: HA 3 From: LAX To: HNL

Animal Information description: Female Bulldog Incident:

Upon arrival of HA#3, the ramp agent noticed that the dog in the kennel was not responsive. He contacted the Lead Ramp agent, and the kennel was taken to the State Animal Quarantine Office. They opened the kennel and the dog was cold and stiff.The owner cremated the dog on October 19.

Cause:Unknown

Corrective action: Cargo fee and cremation fee refunded.

Bull dogs are one of the breeds that are not usually accepted for transport.
The sex of the dog would not likely have made a difference.
The short facial snout when pressed up against the side of a solid wall shipping container
reduces the animals ability to breath correctly.
Sadly this dog more in likely suffocated if not in a wire mesh shipping container.
Other factor - the flight crew did not monitor the cargo hold for the proper atmosphere/pressurization
or the dog was placed in a non pressurized hold.