Belgian authorities are investigating the deaths of three sloths on a Qatar Airways plane that was trapped by a snowstorm during a refueling stop at Liege Airport, demonstrating again the challenges associated with transporting live animals by air.
In an incident last year, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) mishandled a shipment, resulting in the death of nearly 5 million honeybees.
Qatar Airways was carrying a total of nine sloths from Peru to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when it got stranded for three...
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