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Two Baltimore K-9 Officers Perish After Being Left in Vehicle
Dingo the Dutch shepherd and Kojack the bloodhound perished after they were left in a vehicle where the air conditioning failed. Police could not say how long they were left inside. According to the Humane Society, when the temperature is 72 degrees outside, it can reach 116 degrees inside a car within an hour. On the day the dogs were left inside the vehiclethe high was 83 degrees in Baltimore, according to the National Weather Service. The dogs had been working that day as authorities transferred detainees from the men’s detention center to other facilities before the complex closed forever at 5 p.m. One dog died at the scene while another passed away later.There have been several K-9 deaths nationwide this summer, with two in Georgia, and others reported in Arkansas, California, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin. The Humane Society advises never leaving a dog alone in a vehicle. Baltimore Police are investigating whether departmental procedures were followed and noted the K-9 handlers were “devastated.” According to the department, only two other dogs have died in the line of duty since the K-9 unit began in 1956. One was in 1971 and another was in 1982.
