Prison K-9 died after his handler left it inside a hot car in 98 degree heat for SEVEN hours. Ikes Body Temperature reached 110 Degrees. By Daily Mail Reporter 22:00 10 May 2014, updated 22:52 10 May 2014 Ike was found dead April 9 in the back of Jesse Dorantes assigned SUV Car was left with the windows closed and without food or water. Dorantes forgot the Belgian Malinois was in there when he went home in his own car. By the time he remembered, Ike the dog, was dead. Dog had a core body temperature of at least 110 degrees. An Arizona Department of Corrections K-9 dog died last month after his handler left him in a hot department vehicle for seven hours. According to an initial investigative report, the dog named Ike was left in the back of his handlers SUV and locked in its kennel, without food or water for seven hours at the Arizona State Prison in Buckeye, Arizona. The officer left work early to take care of a sick child when he forgot he left the animal in the back of the vehicle. Scroll down for video... Hot dog: An Arizona Department of Corrections service dog that died last month had been left in its handlers vehicle for approximately seven hours, according to an investigative report. Arizona State Prison - Lewis in Buckeye, Arizona: The 7-year-old dog was inside the SUV from 6:45 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. when the temperature outside hit 98 degrees. The Maricopa County Attorneys Office has received the case against correctional officer Jesse Dorantes but prosecutors havent decided whether to charge him, according to an agency spokesman. An investigative report released Friday by the Department of Corrections said Dorantes left Ike, his canine partner of four years, inside of a cage located in a white Ford Escape because he forgot that he placed him in the vehicle. Just before 2 p.m. the handler contacted his supervisor and let him know what happened. An official then went to check on the animal, but the dog was already dead. The sergeant found the K-9 dead in the locked cage inside the SUV. The vehicles windows were rolled up and there was no food or water. The 7-year-old dog was inside the SUV from 6:45 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. when the temperature outside was close to 100 degrees. A necropsy determined the dog died by elevated body temperature. Dorantes reportedly cried at the news and said he mistakenly forgot about Ike. The veterinarian who performed the necropsy told investigators that Ikes internal temperature was 110 degrees, despite having been packed in ice and stored in a refrigerator. The dogs organs would have begun to fail at 107 degrees, according to the report. Investigators concluded that Dorantes was reckless in caring for Ikes needs and welfare, the report says Clearly the officer is very remorseful about this terrible situation, said Department of Corrections spokesman Doug Nick. When something like this occurs, its just a reminder to everybody, tragically so, that you need to be very mindful of what your job is. The Department Of Corrections is recommending the Maricopa County Attorneys Office charge the handler with cruelty to animals.
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 13:35:06 +0000
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