August 31, 2010
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (WCCO)— An Eagan man who left his puppy in his jeep outside the Minnesota State Fair on Monday is angry that animal control seized the dog.
But animal control said temperature readings inside the car reached 138 degrees and the dogs life was in danger.
Rick Casey had his 12-week-old Akita puppy with him because he mistakenly thought you could bring dogs to the fair. Casey says his dog was never in danger.
“The reading we got on the dashboard was 138, which is a little high. Another reading we got off the seat of car, in a shaded area, was 114,” said Bill Stephenson with animal control.
“I don’t understand where the police can come just go into your vehicle and take something of yours,” said Casey.
But animal control said they would do the same thing again; that protecting animals left in cars is the law. “This is state law. Dogs, cats left in motor vehicles is prohibited anytime it’s going to place their health and safety in danger,” Stephenson said.
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