HOUSTON – A cops K-9 dog for the Houston Police Department passed away Monday from heat fatigue after the car the dog was left in all of a sudden switched off, authorities said.
Aron, a 4-year-old dog and 1½ year veteran with the Houston Police Department, was discovered “in distress” after his handler went back to the car and found the engine had actually turned off. Aron was carried to an emergency situation vet, however eventually passed away from the heat, according to a news release.
Leaving K-9 partners in running, air-conditioned patrol lorries is a “necessary and common practice” when the dog is not actively participated in authorities work, according to the release. In the occasion an HPD police car all of a sudden closes down, the lorries are geared up with a notice system that sounds the horn, triggers cooling fans and rolls down the windows while alerting the handler. That system, nevertheless, “did not happen in this instance,” according to the release.
HPD is examining Aron’s death to identify what failed and how to avoid this from occurring once again, according to the release. All HPD lorries utilized to carry K-9 partners will be checked to make sure the systems are working appropriately.
“Please keep Aron’s handler and the entire K-9 team in your prayers as they mourn the loss of Aron,” HPD said in its release.
