A lady was apprehended Tuesday in southwest Florida after her dog passed away with a body temperature level reaching over 100 degrees.
NBC affiliate WBBH-TV reports deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office reacted to a home in Fort Myers after calls of a dog being left outside. When they got here, the five-year-old pitbull mix called Los, was noticable dead.
Deputies said the dog had no food, water or shelter from the hear and had a 104 degree surface area temperature level. They were not able to get an internal reading due to it being so high.
The dog’s owner, 34-year-old Jade Green, had actually left the dog connected to a pole in the home’s yard and left for a number of hours.
Neighbors said they saw the dog bound and were not exactly sure why.
“I was wondering why they had him tied to the pole like that,” said William Brown. “I looked around, and I didn’t see no water or anything for him to drink, and I knew it was hot out.”
When Brown returned, he said Lee County Domestic Animal Services was dominating top of Los.
“I hate to see him go like that; like I said, it put a dent in my program to see the dog like that,” said Brown.
Green was apprehended and charged with Aggravated Animal Cruelty.
