Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever sends off a voluntary sacrificial animal to Makkah (and) it perishes, the one taking it should not eat anything from it; if he eats of its meat, a replacement is due from him. Rather, he should slaughter it, dye its sandals (hung as a garland) in its blood and strike its side with them. If the sacrificial animal was obligatory, he may eat of its meat if he wishes, because making it up is necessary."
Abu Bakr bin Khuzaymah said: This hadith is mursal; between Abu al-Khalil and Abu Qatadah there is a (missing) man.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الحج / 10261