MEMPHIS, TN-- A dog died after spending more than three hours in a hot animal control truck, without air conditioning or water.
The dog’s owner, Cheryl Booth blames the Shelby County Animal Control worker that picked up her pet, Bailey. “He needs to lose his job,†said Booth, “He has no reason to be working with animals. “
Bailey was picked up by the animal control officer near Booth’s home. The dog was put into a county van and remained there while the employee made three other calls before finally arriving at the Memphis Animal Shelter. After the nearly three hour journey, it’s believed, Bailey died of heat stroke just minutes after being taken out of the truck. “Why didn’t he get any water? It was 100 degrees outsideâ€, said Booth.
