Seven Dogs Die of Heatstroke on American Airlines Plane

Fri, 06 Aug 2010

Seven puppies are reported to have died from heatstroke in another illustration of the risks of keeping animals in unsuitably warm conditions. The dogs are said to have died after they were kept in the cargo hold of an American Airlines plane which had been delayed. Storms in Chicago caused the plane to be delayed for an hour on in Tulsa, and it was not until the pets appeared unwell on the way to the airport’s kennelling area that baggage handlers became concerned.

Efforts were made to cool the dogs after they appeared unwell, though unfortunately the pet dogs died at the vets later that day. It is not known what dog breeds any of the seven puppies were, and temperatures appeared dangerously close to the airline’s maximum temperature limit for carrying warm blooded animals. The airline insists no such animals will be carried if the temperature exceeds 85 F, though reports suggest that the temperature may have slightly exceeded this level, with the National Weather Service recording temperatures of 86 F at 07:00 local time.

Owing to a number of unfortunate fatalities in recent years, awareness has increased of the dangers of keeping animals in cars on a hot day, and this latest incident acts as an illustration of the wide number of conditions can pose dangers to animals on a hot day.

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