Police dogs die in hot car

[Moobli]

Excellent post Steve, and your exact same sentiments are ones that I have been trying to put across on a mainly pet forum since this very sad incident happened. I am sadly not a police dog handler (as a medical complication put paid to that dream) but I have friends who are police dog handlers/instructors and I know just how strong the bond is between the dog and handler. Whatever happened here, and very tragic as it is, there was no malice, intent or deliberate act of cruelty intended. Of that, I am very sure. This poor handler has lost his two dogs in very upsetting circumstances due to, most probably, human error, and he has to live with this for the rest of his life, and I am sure he is heartbroken and devastated.

Let's not jump to conclusions and appoint ourselves as judge, jury and executioner before the full facts are known.