This sure is happening a lot these day. What are these morons thinking? If you’re hot, it’s a pretty good chance that your dog is hot too! Geeesh! It’s not rocket science.
Again? I thought the K-9 officers treated the animals like constant companions and fellow officers.
If Deputy Sheriff Chad Fortkamp is not charged with animal abuse due to the death of his K-9, considered an LEO in a Court of Law, there is something deeply wrong in the Mercer County Sheriff Department.
He wasn’t a “unit.” He was a highly intelligent, sensitive, loving creature.
I live in a cold climate and the K-9 officers around here have specially configured cars so they can leave them running with the a/c on.
This happens a lot. If a cop is too stupid to take care of a dog, he shouldn’t be a cop.
Wow, cop killer and dog killing cop all in one.
Geez, the dogs they shoot die with less pain than this poor dog.
This is off topic, but has anyone here ever tasted Celina water? It has GOTTA be the most shitty drinking water anywhere! It even smells as bad as it tastes. My Gramma used to make cookies, and they even tasted like it.
That officer is a f@**king idiot, period. Deserves to be fired, and tossed in jail for negligent homicide of a fellow officer. Civilian criminals get a felony murder charge for killing a police dog. He ought to get at least negligent homicide, that’s his damn partner and one that is 100% dependent on him.
Nail the asshole to the wall.
But when some negligent K9 handler kills his dog when locking it in his closed patrol cruiser in the middle of summer, then hey it's just loss of equipment. Oh well, don't do that again. Anyway, get a new dog in here.
Doesn't sit right with me, considering that I can remember seeing a police motorcycle honor guard escorting a K9 dog that was 'killed in the line of duty' to a funeral while a police band played bagpipes and teary-eyed mustached officers wept as a 21 gun salute was fired. I had to look around wondering "Am I the only person who thinks they're really overdoing it here?".
I’ve heard of this happening before—maybe a couple of years ago.
Found a story from 2007. Not sure if this is the one I’m remembering. Arizona of all places!
Poor animals. Not a good way for any living creature to go.
K-9 dog dies after being left in hot patrol car
Aug. 13, 2007
http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/0813cr-deaddog.html
Here’s another one from July 18 of this year:
K-9 dog dies after left in hot car
http://dogtime.com/police-dog-left-in-hot-car-dies.html
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A brave police officer died today!!
This was the worst story I’ve read today — be sure to click on the article to see Zac’s photo, he was a beautiful Belgian Shepard.
(my rescue is part Belgian Shepard, he would give his life protecting us)
How could ANYONE be so F-ING STUPID!!
From the article:
“When at the office, the car is either left running with air conditioning on or Zak comes into the building,” said Grey. “The car was not running and it appears that Zak was overcome by the heat.”
Unbelievable!!
So, when will the dog’s handler be treated like anyone *else* responsible for the death of a police dog?
And to think we are suppose to depend on these guys to protect us!
I can’t believe this happened again. If an officer sees a child- or an animal, in a car, wouldn’t they do something about it? Do they think they’re somehow immune? Or is there foul play involved?
This is just bizarre.
Judas Priest what the hell is it with cops and dogs lately? If they’re not shooting them, they’re roasting them alive in squad cars! F’ing cops.