--- description: The cargo manifest from MH017 reveals that several live animals also went down with MH17 title: Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: 2 Dogs Aboard Airplane image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt938bdd31244376b6/69869c4d06f2c1938b32ff47/mh17-dogs.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: 2 Dogs Aboard Airplane by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 18, 2014 1:19 PM CUT  Debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is shown smouldering in a field July 17, 2014 in Grabovo, Ukraine near the Russian border. Debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is shown smouldering in a field July 17, 2014 in Grabovo, Ukraine near the Russian border.Pierre Crom—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 18, 2014 1:19 PM CUT In addition to the 298 people aboard the Malaysian Airlines jet that crashed Thursday in eastern Ukraine, two dogs were also aboard the flight, according to the cargo manifest for the flight made public Friday. [MH017 – Cargo Manifest 1](http://www.scribd.com/doc/234354804/MH017-Cargo-Manifest-1 "undefined") The Kuala Lumpur-bound Flight MH17 crashed Thursday evening in a part of Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian separatists. The government of Ukraine alleges that insurgents shot down the Boeing 777, a charge the rebels have denied. Five “live birds” and four pigeons also went down with the two dogs in the plane’s cargo bay. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3004675/malaysia-airlines-ukraine-crash-dogs/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3004675/malaysia-airlines-ukraine-crash-dogs/"},"headline":"Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: 2 Dogs Aboard Airplane","datePublished":"2014-07-18T13:19:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:13:27.252Z","description":"The cargo manifest from MH017 reveals that several live animals also went down with MH017","url":"https://time.com/3004675/malaysia-airlines-ukraine-crash-dogs/","keywords":["Ukraine","plane crash","Malaysia Airlines","#MH17"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt938bdd31244376b6/69869c4d06f2c1938b32ff47/mh17-dogs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt938bdd31244376b6/69869c4d06f2c1938b32ff47/mh17-dogs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Air Malaysia Passenger Jet Crashes In Eastern Ukraine","caption":"Air Malaysia Passenger Jet Crashes In Eastern Ukraine","creditText":"Pierre Crom—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3004675/malaysia-airlines-ukraine-crash-dogs/","name":"Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: 2 Dogs Aboard Airplane"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Malaysia Airlines by the numbers","description":"Malaysia Airlines by the numbers","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/GlfVOgx3/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-07-17T20:25:26.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/GlfVOgx3.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3004675/malaysia-airlines-ukraine-crash-dogs/","duration":"PT1M","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3004675/malaysia-airlines-ukraine-crash-dogs/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```