You neglect a K9 like this...man you need your ass kicked

People laughed about air conditioned dog kennels when the Jim and Tammy Baker scandal broke in the late 80s.  But they are there for a reason.  Dogs don't like the heat in the deep south.  Now anyone who handles a dog should know this..if he doesn't I really don't want him handling a gun.

NOPD suspends use of dogs to catch suspects NOLA.com

Responding to a review by the federal Department of Justice, the New Orleans Police Department on Sunday suspended the use of K-9 dogs to nab suspects, police spokeswoman Hilal Williams said.


...The suspension comes on the heels of developments in two 2009 cases in which NOPD K-9s died after being left unattended.


...If NOPD needs a K-9 to make an arrest, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office will provide one, she said.


In a high-profile case, NOPD K-9 Primo died of heat stroke in May, 2009, after being left in a police car. After pleading guilty to the misdemeanor animal cruelty charge, Officer Jason Lewis will pay $11,500 in restitution to the police department in connection with the death of the 6-year-old Belgian Malinois. Lewis was also sentenced to a suspended six-month jail term, and probation.


Photos of the death released by a watchdog agency revealed that Primo clawed the seats of the police car in a frantic attempt to escape.

Sorry pal, you need to be put in the back of a Crown Vic in August...how do you like it.