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Government Inquires about Deaths of Five Dogs on Delta Flight.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, May, 2002

By Nancy Fonti, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

May 10--The U.S. Department of Agriculture is looking into the deaths of five young German shepherds dogs traveling on a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Dayton, Ohio.

The agency, which became aware of the dogs' deaths through media reports and hasn't launched an official investigation, handles transportation incidents involving animals under the Animal Welfare Act.

"Essentially this case is brand new to us," agency spokesman Jim Rogers said Thursday. "If an animal dies and someone calls us, we're going to examine the death to make sure there is no form of neglect that constitutes a violation."

The dogs, bound for a police training...

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