A 47-year-old woman in the United Kingdom is facing an animal cruelty investigation after allegedly abandoning her dog while tied to a lamppost outside an animal hospital, then boarding a flight to Egypt on the hottest reported day of the year.
The distressed dog, Carla, an American Akita, was found outside the PetPractice veterinary clinic in Salisbury. According to witnesses, the Akita was in a state of panic and heat exhaustion, struggling to loosen its restraints while the asphalt felt hotter and hotter. The dog was swiftly overheating after being left in sweltering conditions without water and was extremely stressed in unfamiliar surroundings.
