'An avoidable tragedy': Calgary woman charged after dog dies in hot car
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A Calgary woman is facing charges for the death of her dog, which died after being left in a hot car on Canada Day.
A Calgary woman is facing charges for the death of her dog, which died after being left in a hot car on Canada Day.
The incident happened in the 0-100 block of Mount Copper Green S.E. in the community of McKenzie Lake.
Police say they were called to the area at 5 p.m. on July 1 for reports of a dog in distress inside a vehicle.
They arrived to find the dog lying unresponsive on the floor of the vehicle.
The windows were up and the doors were locked.
"Witnesses informed the officer that they had observed the dog panting so heavily that the car was shaking, and the dog eventually stopped responding to knocks on the window," police said in a Thursday news release.
Officers broke a window to get to the dog, but it was already deceased.
