Dog frozen to death Oklahoma City, OK (US) Incident Date: Thursday, Dec 8, 2005 County: Oklahoma Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Leander C Wallace

Case ID: 6461 Classification: Neglect / Abandonment Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in OK (US) Login to Watch this Case

Animal control officer Jim Beisel stated they had two calls regarding dogs that died in freezing temperatures.

"We found a dog that was near death and a dog that had already expired at the same address," says Beisel. "Later that day we also found another resident that had three dogs. They had expired because of the weather and because of lack of care."

In both cases arrests were made. Leander Wallace and Barbara Robbins face charges of animal cruelty, which can mean jail time and or a hefty fine.

"It's just like you being outside without a coat on. It�s hard on the animals. They require food, water, and shelter; especially shelter" Something, dog owners like Jim can't believe people don't know. "What would I say to pet owners that aren't taking care of their dogs? �I don't think it's any different than child abuse. You have that responsibility.�"

Animal control wants to remind people during cold weather that animals must have water. And keep it mind, it can freeze so you need to check it. Of course they need food and their shelter needs to be water and windproof. Their shelter needs to be big enough for the animal, but not too big that the dog's body heat can't warm the space. Unheated garages and outbuildings don't qualify as cold weather shelter.

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