Dog handler Cortney Corral Morris of Wellington, Ohio, is currently suspended from AKC services and events, said Brandi Hunter, AKC’s national vice president of communications and public relations. AKC committees will decide how long the suspension should continue and whether any fines should be levied, Hunter said.
Police report that Corral had taken a nap in her room at the Quality Inn in Roseland for about two hours Friday. During that time, the air conditioning in the truck failed when a circuit breaker in the truck was thrown. The dogs died in the extreme heat.
An extension cord provided electricity to the air conditioner from an exterior wall at the hotel, a setup that had worked Wednesday and Thursday, police reported.
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The AKC is reviewing information gathered by its hired field representatives and by the local Humane Society and police, along with information from the handler herself and other witnesses, Hunter said.
The Humane Society of St. Joseph County reports that it expects to finish its own probe into the deaths by mid-week.
Hunter said it’s “rare” for the AKC to see a tragedy of this magnitude involving show dogs.
(South Bend Tribune - July 26 2016)
Earlier:
- Indiana: Fourteen dogs die in hot truck while under Cortney Corral Morris's care
- Ohio: Wellington Twp. kennel operator Cortney Coral Morris suspended by American Kennel Club
- Ohio: Lorain County kennel, Lakesyde Kennel owned by Cortney Corral Morris, under investigation after 14 dogs die in back of hot truck in Indiana
