Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, is saddened to hear about the death of two German Shepherd dogs who were found in a vehicle parked outside the Headquarters of Nottinghamshire Police on Tuesday.
Whilst the cause of death is still to be determined, the charity would like to remind dog owners and police dog handlers that leaving your dog locked in a car can prove fatal, particularly during a heatwave. It can take just twenty minutes for a dog to die and temperatures reaching over 40 degrees in some vehicles.
Source: DogMagazine.net – the K9 Magazine blog
Dogs Trust Issues Statement on Death of Police Dogs in Nottinghamshire
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July 5, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Absolutley NOT good enough!!!! The Police have a duty of care to their animals and I CANNOT understand how they let this happen.
The poor things. I can't even imagine the suffering they will have gone through. I only hope their death was quick.