# Watch: United Airlines is Temporarily Suspending its Animal-Shipping Program

Published 2018-03-20 · Updated 2026-03-26 · Transportation on MarketScale
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> The move comes a week after the airline had two separate incidents involving pets. One of the incidents saw a dog shipped to Japan instead of Kansas, while another saw a dog die after being forced into an overheard bin during a flight. The animal-shipping cargo suspension is in place effective immediately and will run…

The move comes a week after the airline had two separate incidents

involving pets. One of the incidents saw a dog shipped to Japan instead of Kansas, while another saw a dog die after being forced into an overheard bin during a flight. The animal-shipping cargo suspension is in place effective immediately and will run through May 1. United Airlines wrote in a blog post United Airlines wrote in a blog post The ban does not affect domesticated pets that travel with their owners in the main cabin.

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