Dog found dead in carrier during Delta layover near Detroit

Delta Air Lines is investigating the death of an 8-year-old pet dog during a layover at Detroit Metropolitan, en route from Phoenix to Newark. The Pomeranian was found dead Wednesday morning in its carrier in a cargo facility at the airport. "When he landed here in Michigan, he was alive at 6:30 am, and then at 8:20, he wasn't moving and it just doesn't make any sense to me," owner said. "We lost a family member…and somebody has to be responsible for it. He was in their care and they didn't take care of him." The airline is "conducting a thorough review of the situation to find out more about why this may have occurred to ensure it doesn't happen again," Delta said. The owners are being represented by attorney Evan Oshan, who also represented the owners of a French bulldog puppy that died earlier this year on a United Airlines flight. <br/>