It takes as little as 15 minutes for a dog to die of a heat stroke in a hot vehicle. Dogs overheat easily and struggle to cool themselves down even when a car window has been left open or water has been left in the car.
Rapid City has significantly dropped the number of abuse charges in its case against the owner of a pet store that was raided by authorities in August.
It’s hard to say what led to a juvenile to attack a dog, but police were able to separate the youngster and the canine in order to prevent further harm.