LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Temperatures reached well over 100 degrees Saturday. In this extreme heat, a dog has reportedly died after being left out in a backyard in East Las Vegas.
Local animal advocate, Bryce Henderson of No Kill Las Vegas, says a tragedy like this could have easily been prevented.
“It was heartbreaking to watch, and it’s just a great lesson for everybody out there. You need to take the Vegas heat seriously,” Henderson said.
Henderson shared the video on his social media accounts to raise awareness as temperatures rise.
“You cannot leave your dogs in the car. You can’t leave them in the backyard,” Henderson said. “This dog was locked in a kennel in direct sunlight and that type of breed of dog is not meant for these types of temperatures and conditions.”
The dog can be seen panting, collapsing, and then dying in the crate. FOX5 has decided not to broadcast that portion.
This happened around 2 p.m. Saturday in a neighborhood across from the Clark County Wetlands Park.
Metro says officers got the call of an allegation that a dog died outside due to extreme heat, adding Animal Control was called out to take over the investigation.
Henderson says it ended with someone being placed in handcuffs, but there are still unanswered questions here.
“We do know the woman was arrested, so there was enough there to at least arrest her and look into the case further. We don’t know if it was negligence or intentional,” Henderson said. “We hope to find out, but regardless, there’s a dead dog now.”
FOX5 reached out to Metro to confirm the arrest and possible charges.
The animal advocate says cases like this are why Reba’s Law needs to be adopted, which would strengthen animal cruelty laws in Nevada. That bill was heard the other night in the Nevada Senate.
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