Beny
K9 Beny died of heat exhaustion while in his handler's vehicle at the police station.
His handler went inside to complete paperwork and return to the vehicle four hours later, where he found Beny unresponsive in his kennel inside the police car.
The temperature at the time had reached only 79 degrees.
K9 Beny had served with the Montville Police Department for 13 months.
Bio
- Breed German Shepherd
- Gender Male
- Age 2
- Tour Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Heatstroke
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