Case Details

Dog neglect, failure to provide vet care
Brighton, CO (US)

Incident Date: Thursday, Jul 21, 2005
County: Adams
Local Map: available
Disposition: Not Charged

Person of Interest: man

Case ID: 5348
Classification: Neglect / Abandonment
Animal: dog (non pit-bull)
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At midday July 21 when temperatures hit the 99-degree mark, a Brighton police animal control officer was called to Bridge Square Apartments on a report of a dog left in the hot sun on asphalt tied to a truck. Panting, shifting its weight from paw to paw to avoid the heat of the pavement and in obvious pain, the animal control officer untied the 2- or 3-year-old brown-and-white boxer and allowed it to rest under a shade tree. A girl in the apartment complex brought out a bowl of water, which the dog drank dry. She brought out a second bowl of water that included ice cubes. The dog drank even more water and found comfort in the cooling ice cubes.

When the owner, a 40-year-old Fort Lupton man, arrived, he said he was just inside the complex for a few minutes, even though the dog was seen sitting outside for a half-hour before animal control arrived. The animal control officer spent another 25 minutes trying to comfort the dog.

Eventually, the officer took the dog to the Bridge Street Veterinary Clinic where Robert Redman, D.V.M, treated the dog as an emergency case. He said the animal control officer did a good job of rehydrating the dog, but it was clear the dog was emaciated. X-rays confirmed the dog suffered broken bones and a back injury from having been run over by a car a week earlier, for which no medical treatment was sought, according to the dog's owner. The dog also had older injuries and arthritis.

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