Dog locked in hot car resulting in death Fort Lupton, CO (US) Incident Date: Friday, Jul 22, 2005 County: Weld Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Abuser/Suspect: man

Case ID: 5349 Classification: Neglect / Abandonment Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in CO (US) Login to Watch this Case

A dog trapped in a hot car in Fort Lupton died July 22 before firefighters could get to it. The man who left his boxer tied to the truck retrieved his dog and was ordered to pay the vet and shelter bills totaling nearly $500. He also was ticketed for animal neglect and improper tethering of an animal.

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Brighton Standard Blade - Aug 10, 2005

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