Las Vegas police find dead puppy in backyard while on call for distressed dog
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Las Vegas Metro police said they found a deceased puppy in a backyard while on a call for a distressed dog in a cage in 99-degree weather.
Officers said they responded to a home near Owens Avenue and Pecos Road in the northeast valley for a report of a dog in a crate outside without any water, they said. When officers arrived, they said they could hear the dog “whimpering and in distress.”
Officers cut a padlock on a gate to get to the animal. The temperature at the time was 99 degrees, they said.
While in the backyard, officers located a second dog, which was deceased, they said. The dog was wrapped in a sheet.
The dogs were later identified as “Daisy,” a 1-year-old Blue Nose Pitbull, and “Princess,” a 5-month-old American Bully... Read More