Key takeaways:
- At least eight dogs died on Thursday after the air conditioning unit in the truck transporting them from Chicago to Michigan City failed.
- The driver was unaware of the AC unit’s failure because the cargo area was separate, and some of the dogs went into “heat related medical distress.”
- The Lake Station Police Department is currently investigating the incident and has not yet released any further information.
At least eight dogs died on Thursday after the air conditioning unit in the cargo area of a truck transporting them from Chicago, Illinois to a K9 training facility in Michigan City, Indiana failed.
According to the Lake Station Police Department, the vehicle was transporting 19 German Shepherds from Chicago O’Hare International Airport when the driver was caught in a two-hour traffic delay. During this time, the AC unit keeping the dogs cool stopped working, causing the temperature in the cargo area to rise.
The driver was unaware of the AC unit’s failure because the cargo area was separate, and some of the dogs went into “heat related medical distress.” The police department said that the dogs were taken to a local veterinarian for treatment, but eight of them did not survive.
The Lake Station Police Department is currently investigating the incident and has not yet released any further information. The police department has also not released the name of the driver or the company responsible for transporting the dogs.
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