CALIFORNIA -- A 6-month-old puppy is dead after its owner left it in a hot car Wednesday afternoon in a Winco parking lot.
Officers arrived to find the Pomeranian / Shih Tzu puppy, Gizmo, lying on the rear floorboard panting heavily. The windows were cracked 2 inches, but it wasn't enough to keep the temprature down in the 93 degree heat. Gizmo's owner hadn't left him any water.
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| Poor little Gizmo being cooked alive inside the car |
It's estimated the little dog may have been in the car for up to 2.5 hours.
Officers took the dog to Blue Ravine Pet Hospital for emergency treatment, but he died overnight.
His owner was identified as 21-year-old TiAndra Davis of Rancho Cordova. She was arrested and charged with a felony, cruelty to animals.
The Folsom Police Department and Folsom Animal Services wants to remind people that cars can overheat to a dangerous temperatures.
On days when the outside temperature is 86 degrees, the temperature inside the vehicle can rise up to 154 degrees within the first 15-20 minutes.
(KTXL - July 21, 2011)
