Report: Police dog’s heatstroke death prompts criminal investigation in Tennessee

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Dog’s handler resigned from sheriff’s office following it emerged Bart had died due to severe dehydration in nearly 101F heat The recent death of a Tennessee sheriff’s office dog following being left in an outdoor kennel without water for a day and a half in excessive heat has prompted the animal’s handler to resign against the backdrop of administrative and criminal investigations, as reported by authorities. The report also notes that Bart had been a patrol dog specializing in suspect apprehension, tracking, searches and drug detection ahead of his handler found him dead inside his outdoor kennel on 19 September, Julian Wiser, the Madison county sheriff, stated in a social media video announcement.

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